LOG Thursday 04/02/2010

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Training Flights

Entering the hold at 09:35 prior to an approach is "Oxford 38" PA-34 Seneca G-BHYG ..go-round at 09:56 and returned to Oxford

Inbound at 10:55 to the hold prior to an approach is "Brunel 2" PA-34 Seneca G-FILE ..go-round at 11:17 and returned home to Bristol

Entering the hold at 11:10 priot to an approach is "Proflight 68" Beech 76 Duchess G-BNUO ..approach abandoned at 11:28 ..further attempt and go-round at 11:40 and returned to Bournemouth

Inbound at 12:25 to the CDF prior to an approach is "Oxford 47" PA-34 Seneca G-BOCG ..go-round at 12:45 and departed to Oxford

Entering the CDF hold at 13:32 prior to an approach is "Proflight 76" Beech 76 Duchess G-TWNN ..go-round at 13:45 and departed to Bournemouth

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements

Due in from Plymouth at 11:20 is WOW01P DH8C G-WOWE ..landed 12:03 and parking on stand 7 ..departed at 12:34 to Teesside as WOW9025

Planned out at 16:10 to Leeds-Bradford was TCX489P "Kestrel 46TB" A320

BAMC Happenings

Due out at 11:10 on an airtest over the Southwest is "Speedbird 9174" B772 G-VIIU ..departed 11:23 ..approach and go-round at 12:55 ..landed 13:09

Boeing 772 G-VIIU landing on runway 12 after an airtest (IanG)

Tremorfa Heliport

Departing at 09:45 to a private site near Ebbw Vale is A-109 Grand N449J ..departed Ebbw Vale c.12:35 to Elstree

Departing at 10:55 to Haverfordwest is "Pipeline 11" Bell 206 Jet Ranger III G-BXNT ..returned and landed 16:36

Departing at 14:15 to the East is "Veritair 01"

Over the Top

Below FL160

Westbound at 13:27 along the coast passing South of Cardiff Airport and enroute to Pembrey is "Vortex 300" Merlin HC.3

Eastbound at 14:15 along the coast to Porthcawl and heading home to Boscombe Down is "Gauntlet 48" Merlin HM.1 ZH849

Above FL160

07:55 "Reach 406" C-5B 87-0027 EB FL340 GAPLI-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

09:00 "Reach 999" (SBS Ruler 31) C-17A 03-3118 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

09:32 "Reach 293" C-17A 07-7172 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB, CA

09:40 "Evac 10E1" C-21A 84-0082 WB FL360 DIKAS-STU ..76thAS/86thAW Ramstein AB, Germany

10:00 "Reach 238" C-5B 86-0017 WB FL300 MAM-BZN-LND ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

10:40 "VPBGG" FA7X VP-BGG EB FL410 MERLY-EXMOR ..Parc Aviation

11:45 "Reach 187" C-17A 97-0047 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW JB Charleston, SC

12:12 "Evac 10E1" C-21A 84-0082 EB FL330 STU-BCN ..76thAS/86thAW Ramstein AB, Germany

17:42 "N237GA" G450 N237GA WB FL430 CPT-STU ..Orange County/Sunbird Aviation LLC

19:25 "N604DE" CL60 N604DE WB FL360 CPT-STU ..Duke Energy Corp

22:26 "???" C-32B 02-4452 WB FL370 CPT-STU ..USAF