LOG Friday 09/04/2010

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 06:47 ..to 30 18:35

Visitors

Parked on Stand 15 is Cessna T206H EI-SPB

Parked on Echo is Hawker 900XP N6452S ..departed at 14:28 to Jersey as "Hangar 891"

Inbound at 13:30 from Chatham is PA-28 Warrior II G-BHRC ..landed 13:52 parking on echo ..departed 14:59 back to Chatham

Inbound at 17:30 is TAG Aviation Learjet 40XR G-HPPY ..landed 17:40 parking on Echo

Training Flights

Entering the CDF hold at 10:05 prior to an approach is "Fast Track 16" PA-34 Seneca G-CAHA ..go-round 10:23 and departed to Exeter

Inbound to the CDF hold at 10:10 prior to an approach is "Exam 10" PA-34 G-MAIR ..go-round c10:25 and departed to Bristol

Entering the CDF hold at 11:45 prior to an approach is "Oxford 14" PA-34 G-BTGV ..go-round at 11:58 and departed to the East

Entering the CDF hold at 12:10 prior to an approach is "Brunel 28" PA-34 G-BOIZ ..go-round at 12:24 and departed to the East

Entering the CDF hold c14:20 prior to an approach is "Brunel 2" PA-34 G-MAIR ..go-round c14:35 and departed to Bristol

Entering the CDF hold at 16:01 prior to an approach is "Brunel 6" PA-34 G-FILE ..go-round 16:26 and departed to Bristol

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements

Due in from Aldergrove at 00:15 is TCX565P B752 G-FCLI ..landed c23:58 Thursday

Due in from Manchester at 08:30 is TOM8164F B738 G-FDZA ..landed 08:46 parking on Stand 10 ..departed at 11:06 to Biarritz as TOM8164

Due in from Manchester at 09:00 is EXS191P B733 G-CGET ..landed 08:50 parking on Stand 9 ..departed at 10:34 to Biarritz as LS6291

pic credit RichT

Due in from Northolt at 09:25 is SAY711 D328 G-BZOG ..landed at 09:33 parking on stand 7 ..departed at 12:47 to Birmingham as SAY712 [Lib-Dem election campaign..]

Due out to Bristol at 21:40 is TCX477P B752 G-FCLI ..departed 21:29

Based Aircraft Movements

Landing at 10:52 from St Athan is Beech C23 Sundowner G-BBTY

Departing at 12:03 to Chambery is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed 18:15

Departing at 14:44 to Cambridge is PA-28 Dakota G-CSBD

Departing at 16:20 to Newquay is TB.20 G-BTZO ..landed 18:30

Departing at 18:17 on a local flight is Commander 112B G-CRIL ..landed 19:22

Landing at 18:32 from Newquay is PA-32R G-VERN

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08 ..to 26 15:35

UWAS Tutors active today: G-BYVW, G-BYWA

634VGS Vigilant active today: ZH249/UU

Departing at 10:46 for the short hop to Cardiff is Beech C23 Sundowner G-BBTY

Tremorfa Heliport

Departing at c09:45 to Gamston is "Grid 03" AS55 G-RIDA

Landing c16:20 is Bell 206B G-CHGL ..departed c17:40 to the Northeast

Landing c17:21 from Gloucester for a rotors-running refuel is A109S N449J ..departed 17:27 to a site in Newport

Over the Top

Below FL160

Southbound at 10:00 and to route through the CDF overhead is "Alan Mann 04" A109 G-FRZN

Westbound at 12:35 on a flight from Gloucester to Filton via a photographic survey in the Cardiff area is Robinson R22 G-TILE ..completed at Cardiff 12:48 and headed East for Bristol

Above FL160

01:38 RZO9741 A310 CS-TGV SBD FL370 BCN-EXMOR ..SATA International [Liverpool-Lisbon]

01:47 RZO9743 A310 CS-TGU SBD FL370 BCN-EXMOR ..SATA International [Liverpool-Lisbon]

01:57 PVG7992 B752 EC-ISY SBD climbing BCN-EXMOR ..Privilege Style [Liverpool-Lisbon]

07:15 "N404AC" GLF4 N404AC EB FL410 STU-DIKAS-CPT ..Cottonwood Aviation Inc

09:15 "Reach 691" C-17A 00-0175 WB FL330 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW JB Lewis-McChord, WA

10:00 "NATO 29" B703 LX-N20199 WB FL320 MAM-BZN-MERLY ..NATO Geilenkirchen

10:28 TVS105 B738 HA-LKE WB FL380 CPT-STU ..Travel Service Hungary (c/n 30278) [to Dublin]

10:45 DLH2UT A320 D-AIZE WB FL340 CPT-ABAPO ..Lufthansa (c/n 4261) [Frankfurt-Dublin]

11:00 "Reach 294" DC10 N108AX EB FL330 STU-CPT ..Omni Air International

11:25 "Edge 34" E-4B 73-1676 WB FL300 CPT-DIKAS-STU ..1stACCS Offutt AFB, NE

12:25 "SAM 50049" C-20C 85-0049 WB FL400 CPT-STU ..99thAS/89thAW JB Andrews, MD

12:25 "Reach 815" DC10 N612AX WB FL340 CPT-STU ..Omni Air International

12:35 "N177CK" EA50 N177CK SB FL350 BCN-EXMOR ..Southern Aircraft Consultancy [Gamston-Jersey]

13:00 "Reach 301" C-17A 08-8190 EB FL370 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW JB Charleston, SC

13:10 "Reach 353" C-17A 06-6154 WB FL300 MAM-GITUS ..60thAMW Travis AFB, CA

13:15 "Reach 637" C-17A 07-7189 EB FL370 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW JB Charleston, SC

13:20 "Reach 316" C-17A 04-4135 EB FL370 GAPLI-MAM ..305thAMW JB McGuire, NJ

13:45 STZ813 A320 F-GSTS NB FL360 BHD-EXMOR-ABAPO ..Strategic Airlines [Clermont Ferrand-Dublin]

13:57 "N223QS" F2TH N223QS WB FL350 CPT-ABAPO ..NetJets International

14:35 "Reach 377" C-17A 04-4129 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..305thAMW JB McGuire, NJ

14:37 "Poker 44" UC-35A 99-0100 WB FL300 CPT-STU ..(C/6-52ndAVN Los Alamitos AAF, CA)

14:55 "Canforce 4073" CC-177A 177701 WB climbing BZN-MERLY ..429Sqn Trenton, ON

15:14 "Reach 292" C-17A 88-0265 WB FL310 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW JB Lewis-McChord, WA

16:05 "Reach 827" DC10 N531AX EB FL310 STU-CPT ..Omni Air International

16:56 "Reach 212" C-17A 07-7180 WB FL300 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW JB Charleston, SC

17:26 "N888ZF" GLF4 N888ZF WB climbing CPT-STU ..Ponderosa Asset LLC

17:36 "Reach 293" C-17A 07-7183 WB FL300 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..437thAW JB Charleston, SC

18:14 "Reach 415" C-17A 08-8192 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW JB Lewis-McChord, WA

19:22 "Reach 299" C-17A 08-8196 WB FL300 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..62ndAW JB Lewis-McChord, WA

20:43 "Reach 738" B744 N571UP WB FL360 CPT-STU ..UPS Airlines

21:21 "Reach 285" C-17A 88-0266 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW JB Charleston, SC

Around & About

Haverfordwest - Departing c09:05 to Gloucester is Cessna F.172H G-AVJF ..inbound at 12:15 is Thruxton based RV-6 G-GPAG ..headed East 14:40

Hirwaun - Departing c09:10 enroute to a private site between the television masts is B206 G-ENES ..departed c09:23 for a private site in Lisvane then onwards to Aintree

Swansea - Inbound from Dunkeswell via a survey in the Merthyr area is Cessna F.172M G-DUNK ..departing home 17:25 ..departing c12:45 enroute home to Oxford is DA40 G-EMDM