LOG Saturday 02/01/2010

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 is Cirrus SR22 N222SW

Due in from Jersey at 07:55 is EGL577 Beech 200 G-WVIP ..landed 08:49 parking on Echo ..departed at 13:25 with the same callsign to Biggin Hill

Inbound the CDF at 09:55 prior to an approach is "Fast Track 40" PA-28 G-BOPC ..go-round at 10:37 and departed home to Gloucester

Inbound at 12:20 to the hold prior to an approach is DA42 G-FCAB ..entered the hold at 12:34 ..go-round at 12:41 and departed

Inbound at 14:30 is Cessna 550 Citation Bravo M-WOOD ..landed at 14:38 parking on Echo ..departed at 14:58 to Gloucester

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements

Due in from Birmingham at 08:15 is TOM192F B763 G-OBYJ ..landed 08:45 parking on Stand 7 ..departed at 10:54 to Bridgetown, Barbados as TOM192

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 10:39 to Perranporth is PA-28 Archer II G-BXIF ..landed at 15:53

Departing at 11:03 on a jolly to the West is Beagle B121 Pup G-AZCZ ..back in 11:30 for circuits ..landed at 12:03 ..departed at 13:39 ..landed at 14:40 ..departed at 16:16 back into the circuit ..landed at 16:31

Departing at 12:04 to Kemble is Airtourer G-AZOF ..landed home at 15:25

Inbound at 12:22 from (the closing) Upfield Farm is new Cardiff resident PA-28 Dakota G-CSBD ..landed at 12:34

Departing at 13:00 for circuits is PA-38 Tomahawk G-GALL ..landed at 14:01

Airborne at 14:31 for a couple of circuits before departing via Wenvoe is Robin HR.200 G-GMKD ..landed 15:01

Departing at 15:12 to Jersey is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed at 17:33

BAMC Happenings

Due out to Heathrow at 15:05 is BAW9171 B763 G-BNWD ..departed at 15:46

MOD St Athan Closed until 06:00 4th Jan 2010

634VGS Vigilants active today: ZH249/UU

Over the Top

Below FL160

Eastbound at 11:10 on a flight from it's base in Carmarthen to a private site near Newport is "Police 12" A-109 G-DPPF

Operating in the Pontypool area at 11:55 is Nympsfield based Schempp-Hirth Nimbus G-NYMB ..returned home at 12:01

Inbound to the Miskin Manor at 12:35 is Robinson R44 G-NSEW ..landed 12:50 ..departed at 14:10 to a private site near Denham

On a round robin flight at 12:45 from Dunkeswell to Dunkeswell via the J36 M4 VRP and Caerphilly is Cessna F.172M G-DUNK

Northbound at 12:50 on a flight from Perranporth to Haverfordwest is Cessna F.172H G-AWUX ..making a flyby at HAW to check the runway and will divert to Pembrey if conditions not suitable (snow/ice) ..departed Pembrey for home c.15:05

Westbound at 14:20 on a flight from Cranfield to Haverfordwest is Cessna 310R G-MPBI

Westbound at 15:24 on a flight from Kemble to Miskin Manor is Robinson R44 G-OMEL

Above FL160

07:58 "Reach 696" C-17A 03-3120 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

09:25 "Spar 12" C-9C 73-1683 EB FL290 STU-NIGIT ..73rdAS AFRC Scott AFB IL

10:15 "Reach 149" C-17A 06-6168 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

11:50 "Reach 314" C-17A 99-0061 EB FL310 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

12:20 "Reach 415" C-17A 07-7180 EB FL370 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

13:45 HFY651 A343 CS-TQM NB descending EXMOR-NUMPO ..HiFly [Mount Pleasant-Ascension-Brize Norton]

14:00 "HBIVS" CL60 HB-IVS WB FL360 at DIKAS ..Execujet Charter Business

19:29 UJT221 GLF3 N221WR EB descending STU-NUMPO ..Universal Jet [to Biggin Hill]