Log Thursday 12/04/2012

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 20:59

Visitors
Inbound at 08:45 is VLJ54A "Valljet 54A" Cessna 550 Citation 2 F-HBMR ..landed 08:54 parking on the Cambrian apron ..departed at 22:14 to Paris Le Bourget as VLJ54B "VLJ 54B" 

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 
Inbound at 09:50 is PA-28-161 Cadet G-BXTZ ..landed 10:00 parking at the club ..departed at 10:46 to the South
Inbound at 13:55 from the East is PA-28-161 Cadet G-KCIN ..landed 14:25 parking at the club ..departed at 16:25 to the North

Picture credit Richard Peckham 
Inbound at 14:35 from Swansea is Taylorcraft F-22A G-BWBI ..landed 14:54 parking at the club ..departed at 16:08 back to Swansea
Inbound at 15:12 from the South on a PAN with an engine problem due to a suspected birdstrike is "Marham 42" 14 Sqn Tornado GR.4 ZG775/134 ..joined at 15:30-15:38 South of Cardiff by "Voodoo 1/2" Tornado GR.4s for a visual inspection ..landed safely at 15:43 and parking on Golf

Picture credit Phil Woods 
Inbound at 16:45 from Zurich is SkyJet Corporate Jets BAe.125-800A HB-VKW ..landed 16:54 parking on the Cambrian apron

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 
Landing at 20:23 is "Poyston 1" PA-31-310 Navajo C G-UMMI parking on the Cambrian apron ..departed c23:40 


Training Flights

Training today were: 
BLD08 "Blackadder 08" Beech 76 Duchess G-CBBF ..go-round 18:49 and departed to Bournemouth

Based Aircraft Movements

Residents active today: G-AZCZ, G-BBTY, G-BVMA, G-BXIF
Aeros active today: G-BOPC, G-BTVW, G-EKIR 

BAMC Happenings
Inbound at 12:22 from Heathrow is BAW9171 "Speedbird 9171" B772 G-ZZZA ..landed at 12:41

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 
Due out c22:50 to Heathrow is BAW9172 "Speedbird 9172" B772 G-YMMH ..departed at 22:48 


MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

Police ASU EC135T2 active today: G-WONN "Police 32"
UWAS Tutors active today: G-BYVW
634 VGS Vigilants active today: ZH209/UQ, ZJ962/SK 
Landing at 09:22 from Cardiff is Beech C23 Sundowner G-BBTY ..departed home at 10:17
Arriving by road today from Germany for Hunter Flying Ltd was ex Russian Air Force Aero L-29 Delfin RA-01611 c/n 294699

Picture credit James Thomas


Interesting OTT

02:47 EB FL400 at TOPRO VP-CMX FA7X
07:33 EB FL430 at DIKAS N888CE F2TX
09:42 WB climbing at TOPRO SWG9001 B738 C-GOFW ..hex C06A39 c/n 33018 ex LN-NOS ..from Lasham on delivery to Sunwing Airlines