Log Thursday 29/01/2015

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors
Parked on the Cambrian apron is AS.355F1 Ecureuil 2 G-NETR ..departed at 09:59 on a local survey and recovery to Halfpenny Green as "Pipeline 62" 
Parked on the Cambrian apron is Gulfstream G550 N855G ..repositioned at 15:50 to stand 6 for de-icing ..departed at 16:19 to KIAD/Washington-Dulles
Parked on the Cambrian apron is Gulfstream G100 Astra EC-LDS ..departed at 07:56 to LEMD/Madrid as TGM241S "TAG Espana 241S"
Landing at 15:29 from Swansea Morriston Hospital for fuel is "Helimed 56E" Hants & IOW Air Ambulance EC.135T2 G-KRNW ..parking on the Cambrian apron ..departed at 15:55 to Thruxton with the same c/s (routed Southampton>Swansea earlier today as "Helimed 56A")

Training Flights
Training today were:
OXF45 "Oxford 45" PA-34 Seneca G-OXFA ..go-round 08:54 and departed to Oxford
OXF28 "Oxford 28" PA-34 Seneca G-OXFB ..go-round 09:34 and departed to Oxford
"Westland 05" HH-101A Caesar ZR354/15-03 ..go-round 12:14 and departed to Yeovil

Picture credit Hugh Trainer 

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

Parked on the Metro is Puma HC.2 XW204 ..departed at 10:37 to Pembrey as "Vortex 335" ..landed back 19:32 to the Metro

Interesting OTT
05:40 EB FL350 at TALGA "Reach 973" C-17A 10-0223   
06:02 EB FL430 at NUMPO "Spar 35" C-37A 01-0030   
06:15 EB FL410 at NUMPO "Spar 70" C-37A 01-0076   
06:34 EB FL230 at VLN "Reach 581" C-17A 04-4137   
07:03 EB FL370 at DIKAS "Reach 984" C-17A 00-0178   
08:02 EB FL350 at DIKAS "Reach 629" C-17A 07-7182   
09:00 EB FL360 at DIKAS "Reach 623" C-17A 01-0191   
12:09 EB FL230 at VLN "Pint 41" MC-130J 11-5733    
12:47 EB FL310 at DIKAS "Reach 146" C-17A 00-0184   
19:57 EB FL230 at VLN "Reach 010" KC-135R 57-1514