Log Saturday 05/04/2014

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 03:36 ..to 30 16:59 ..to 12 20:52

Visitors

Parked at the club is Cessna T206H Stationair TC EI-SPB ..departed at 08:32 to Biggin Hill ..diverting in at 18:10 from the West enroute Biggin Hill-Waterford due to the latter being fogbound ..landed 18:21 parking at the club
Inbound at 07:10 from the Middle East is Bombardier Global 5000 9M-TAN ..landed 07:41 parking on the Cambrian apron ..departed at 21:15 to Luton

Picture credit Geoff Jones 
Inbound at 09:15 from Jersey is HGR865 "Hangar 865" Hawker 900XP G-RGSG ..landed 09:29 parking on the Cambrian apron

Picture credit Geoff Jones 
Inbound at 13:00 from Biggin Hill is Learjet 45 G-SOVB ..landed 13:11 parking on the Norman apron ..departed at 18:50 back to Biggin Hill
Inbound at 13:40 from St.Athan is Reims-Cessna F.406 Caravan II ZS-SSC ..landed 13:54 parking on Stand 16 

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements
Diverting in at 07:50 from the Bovingdon Hold is the Houston>Heathrow BAW194 "Speedbird 81V" B744 G-BNLP ..landed 08:04 parking on Stand 6 ..departed at 09:55 to Heathrow as BAW194 "Speedbird 194"

Picture credit Geoff Jones 
Diverting in at 07:55 from the Ockham Hold is the New York-JFK>Heathrow BAW176 "Speedbird 176A" B772 G-VIIL ..landed 08:09 parking on Echo ..departed at 09:31 to Heathrow with the same c/s
Due in at 20:35 from Humberside is BMR8171 "Midland 8171" E145 G-RJXE ..landed 20:18 parking on Stand 1 ..departed at 21:08 to Bristol as BMR9471 "Midland 9471"

Based Aircraft Movements
Residents active today: G-BVMA 

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

Residents active today: G-BSSB, G-WONN, ZH209/UQ       
Departing at 13:18 for an airtest and recovery to Cardiff is Reims-Cessna F.406 Caravan II ZS-SSC 
Airborne at 13:27 for an airtest and its first flight for several years is Bulldog T.1 G-CBAN/XX668/I ..landed 14:15

Picture credit Keith Morgan 
Airborne at 15:41 for an airtest is Dornier Do.27A-1 G-BMFG ..landed 15:57

Picture credit Keith Morgan  

Interesting OTT

06:14 EB FL390 at TALGA "Reach 530" KC-135R 64-14834   
08:54 EB FL350 at TOPRO "Reach 648" C-17A 93-0602   
11:03 EB FL370 at DIKAS "Reach 778" C-17A 96-0005   
12:37 EB FL350 at TOPRO "Reach 719" C-17A 96-0006