Log Wednesday 03/05/2017

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Visitors
Parked on the GA apron is Cranfield University Jetstream 31 G-NFLA ..departed at 10:42 as "Aeronaut 02A" ..landed 11:20 parking on the GA apron ..departed at 11:48 as "Aeronaut 02B" ..landed 12:29 back to the GA apron ..departed at 12:58 as "Aeronaut 02C" ..landed 13:41 parking back on the GA apron ..departed at 14:06 as "Aeronaut 02D" ..landed 14:45 and back to the GA apron ..departed again as "Aeronaut 02E" ..landed 15:46 and back to the GA apron ..departed at 16:14 on another local flight as "Aeronaut 02F" ..landed 16:56 and back on Hotel ..departed at 17:17 back to Cranfield as "Aeronaut 02P" 

Picture credit StuC
Parked on the GA apron is Diamond DA40NG Diamond Star G-SUEO ..departed at 16:44 to the South
Parked on the GA apron is Reims/Cessna F.172M G-OPMJ ..departed at 09:34 to the North ..landed 11:41 and back to the GA apron ..departed at 14:08 ..landed 15:27 parking back on the GA apron ..departed at 18:11

Picture credit StuC
Parked on stand 15 is Falcon 2000EX EASy CS-DLG ..departed at 07:06 to LRSB/Sibiu International as NJE523F "Fraction 523F"
Parked on Golf is Cessna 560XL Citation Excel G-CGMF 
Landing at 08:21 from LEMD/Madrid-Barajas is GES381 "Gestair 381" Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ EC-LYL ..parking on the Cambrian apron ..departed at 12:20 back to Madrid as GES382 "Gestair 382"

Picture credit StuC
Landing at 09:44 from Valley is "Python" Hawk T.2s ZK028/S & ZK019/J ..parking on the Cambrian apron ..departed at 12:03


Pictures credit StuC
Landing at 10:17 from Elstree is Cessna 182S Skylane N2445V ..parking on the GA apron ..departed at 17:54 to the Northeast 

Picture credit StuC
Landing at 10:36 from Gloucester is PA-28-161 Cadet G-GFCA ..parking on the GA apron ..departed at 16:58  
Landing at 11:25 from LFRN/Rennes for a fuel stop is Tunisavia AS.365N3 Dauphin TS-HSI ..parking on Golf ..departed at 12:13 to Blackpool 

Picture credit StuC
Landing at 11:44 is Reims/Cessna F152 G-BFOE ..parking on the GA apron ..departed at 12:15 

Picture credit StuC
Landing at 13:49 from Brize Norton is RRR482 "Ascot482" Atlas C.1 ZM400 ..parking at BAMC ..departed at 16:30 to Brize Norton with the same c/s

Picture credit IanG
Landing at 14:56 from the North is Robinson R22 Beta G-OIIO ..parking on the Cambrian apron ..departed at 15:26 to the Heliport 
Landing at 17:50 from the East is Robin DR.400-125CDi Ecoflyer PH-NSC ..parking on the GA apron 

Training Flights & Flybys
Training today were:
"Oxford 26" PA-34-220T Seneca G-OXFF ..go-round 11:55 and departed back to Oxford
"Dartmoor 03" Beech 76 Duchess G-JLRW ..go-round 14:34 and departed back to Exeter

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements
Parked on Echo is A350-1041 F-WWXL ..departed at 09:55 on a test flight as AIB0071 "Airbus 71XL" ..landed 13:37 parking back on Echo ..departed at 15:58 on another test flight with the same c/s ..landed 19:15 and back on Echo

Picture credit Mark Little  

Based Aircraft Movements
Residents active today: G-BVMA 

MOD St Athan Runway in use 07
Residents active today: G-BYVB, G-BYVS, G-BYVW, G-CILN, G-EEKY  

Interesting OTT
05:51 EB FL350 at DIKAS "Reach 303" C-17A 07-7171  
10:10 EB FL330 at DIKAS "Reach 798" C-17A 99-0166
15:35 WB climbing at VLN "Blue 36" KC-10A 85-0033
17:23 WB FL340 at EXMOR "Reach 724" C-17A 01-0192
17:32 WB FL350 at EXMOR "Duke 12" UC-35A 97-00102