LOG Tuesday 11/05/2010

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12 ..to 30 04:30 ..to 12 06:10 ..to 30 15:01

Visitors

Inbound at 09:30 is "Calibrator 251" Beech 200 G-FPLD ..landed 09:40 parking on Echo ..departed 13:28 with the same c/s to Aberporth

Diverting in at 09:36 from Pembrey Range on a PAN with a suspected birdstrike is "Dervish 1" 19(R)Sqn 4FTS Hawk T.1A XX204/204 ..landed 09:47 parking on Echo

Landing c23:30 is IFA0190 Learjet 55C D-CFAZ parking on stand 15

Training Flights

Inbound at 12:05 to the CDF hold prior to an approach is "Brunel 3" PA-34 Seneca G-FILE ..go-round at 12:37 and returned to Bristol

Inbound at 14:35 to the CDF hold prior to an approach is "Brunel 6" PA-34 Seneca G-FILE ..go-round at 15:01 and departed to the Southeast for GH

Entering the CDF hold at 16:55 prior to an approach is DA42 G-CTCH ..go-round at 17:25 and returned to Bournemouth

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements

Parked up on stand 8 is ex Highland JS31 G-UIST (last flight 24/03)

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 11:39 to Gloucester is PA-28 Dakota G-CSBD ..landed 13:53

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08 ..to 26 c14:30

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

Inbound at 12:00 from Syerston are Vigilant T.1s "ACW 02" ZJ961/SJ ..landed 12:25 plus "ACW 30" ZH209/UQ ..landed 12:26 .."ACW 02" departed at 12:42 back to Syerston

Tremorfa Heliport

Landing c09:30 is S-76C M-ONTY ..departed c11:00 to Chorley

Landing c12:25 from Maindy Barracks is "Ascot 1636" A109 ZR321

Over the Top

08:35 "N173PA" GLF3 N173PA EB FL410 STU-DIKAS-CPT ..N173PA LLC [Cartersville-Bangor-Gander-Prague/Ruzyne]

11:50 "N352AF" GL5T N352AF WB FL430 CPT-STU ..Fayair Inc [Le Bourget-Westchester County]

11:52 "FWWJV" F2TH" F-WWJV WB FL400 CPT-STU ..Dassault (HMU check) ..routed back 12:15

14:35 PJS402 C560 HB-VMU EB FL370 STU-CPT ..Jet Aviation Business Jets

15:08 TAP103 A332 CS-TOE NB FL380 EXMOR-BCN ..TAP Portugal Airlines [Lisbon-Newark]

16:00 SYG504 BE20 G-SYGB EB FL250 STU-DIKAS-CPT ..Synergy Aviation

16:07 MXA1587 A332 XA-MXQ NB FL360 EXMOR-BCN ..Mexicana [Madrid-Mexico City]

18:40 "N703TM" FA50 N703TM EB descending STU-NUMPO-BEDEK ..Carlisle Holdings LLC

19:26 "HBIHQ" GLEX HB-IHQ WB FL400 CPT-STU ..ExecuJet Charter AG

20:21 AMX002 B772 N745AM NB FL320 BHD-BCN ..Aeromexico [Madrid-Mexico City]

20:33 "XAFMX" C750 XA-FMX WB FL410 BPK-STU ..Fomento Económico Mexicano

21:20 "N371BC" BBJ N371BC WB FL400 CPT-STU ..Mid East Jet

22:25 "I-AFIT" FA7X I-AFIT WB FL380 BPK-BAKUR ..Eurofly Service

Around & About

09:15 - Inbound to Margam Park from a site near Telford is "Ascot 1636" 32(TR)Sqn A.109E ZR321 ..departed c12:00 to Maindy Barracks and onward to Tremorfa Heliport

13:05 - Westbound to Aberporth is "Pipeline 11" AS.355 G-TOPS

13:30 - Crossing the Channel from a private site near Taunton to a private site in West Wales via the Porthcawl VRP is Auster J/1 G-AJEM ..turned back at 13:54 due to poor weather conditions

15:20 - Westbound from Bristol routing to Cowbridge on a photographic survey is Cessna F.172H G-AVHH ..completed 15:33 and continuing West to Swansea ..returned Eastbound at 16:00 along the coast via Nash Point

15:50 - Westbound from Bembridge to Swansea are three C.42 Cyclones G-JENK, G-RODJ and G-CDYT

16:55 - Westbound along the coast "Pegasus Formation" 2x Odiham Wing Chinook HC.3s ZH900 and ZH??? ..passed South of Cardiff Airport 17:02 ..ZH900 "Pegasus 2" returned Eastbound at 19:43 North of Cardiff and overhead Filton enroute Odiham