Log Thursday 23/10/2014

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors
Parked on the Cambrian apron is Nextant 400XTi N426FL ..departed at 17:20 to Norwich

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 
Parked on the Cambrian apron is Cessna 560XL Citation XLS LX-INS ..departed at 16:37 to Luxembourg-Findel as LXA1A "Red Lion 1A"

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 
Parked on the Cambrian apron is AS.355F1 Ecureuil II G-BPRI

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 
Landing at 11:34 from Birmingham is Bombardier Global 5000 N468GH ..parking on Golf ..departed at 12:35 to Paris-Le Bourget

Picture credit Mark Pearce 
Landing  at 11:38 from Birmingham is Boeing 737-73T/W BBJ1 N500LS ..parking on Golf ..departed at 12:55 to KCMH/Port Columbus

Picture credit Mark Pearce
Landing at 12:12 is "Starspeed 92" Sikorsky S-92A G-LAWX ..parking on Golf ..departed at 12:59 to a site near Stratford-on-Avon

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 
Landing at 12:53 is Cessna 172N Skyhawk II G-GZDO ..parking on the GA apron ..departed at 15:21 via the BCN
Landing at 13:43 from Northolt is Bombardier Global Express N3PC ..parking on Golf 

Training Flights
Training today were:
"Exam 01" DA42 Twin Star G-CTCC ..go-round 12:39 and departed to Bournemouth
"Navy 848" Hawk T.1A XX281 ..go-round 15:51 and departed to the Southeast
DA42 Twin Star G-CTCB ..go-round 17:25 and departed to Bournemouth

Based Aircraft Movements

Residents active today: G-BVMA, G-MEGN, G-PLAZ, G-VLTT 

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26
Residents active today: G-WONN  

Parked on the Metro is Merlin HC.3 ZJ122/F ..operating local sorties from 10:35 to 12:15 as "Vortex 299" ..departed at 13:52 to the East as "Vortex 308"
Parked (on the Metro) is Merlin HC.3 ZJ127/L (may have departed yesterday)

Cardiff Heliport Runway in use 20

Visiting this morning was S-76C G-PACO, whilst a brief late afternoon visitor was AS.365N3 EI-GJL 

Interesting OTT
06:10 WB FL360 at NUMPO "Reach 694" KC-10A 84-0190    
06:10 EB FL280 at VLN "Reach 651" C-17A 98-0054    
07:31 EB FL360 at DIKAS "Reach 170" C-17A 04-4138   
07:38 EB descending at NUMPO "Spar 27" C-37B 01-0028   
07:47 EB FL350 at DIKAS "Reach 240" C-17A 04-4133   
07:48 EB FL350 at BCN "Reach 462" C-5B 86-0019    
08:47 EB FL350 at DIKAS "Reach 542" C-17A 07-7174   
09:40 EB FL370 at NUMPO "Reach 394" C-17A 94-0067   
13:47 WB FL300 at EXMOR "Reach 268" C-17A 02-1104   
13:57 EB FL350 at DIKAS "Reach 243" C-17A 05-5148   
17:17 WB FL340 at EXMOR "Reach 216" C-17A 08-8202