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Header Picture: By popular request I've been asked to put this one up ..Airbus A330-243 EI-FSE arriving at Cardiff from China via Moscow with a cargo of COVID PPE 26th March 2021 ..picture credit IanG

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Saturday, April 17, 2021

Log Saturday 17/04/2021

Cardiff IAP Airport open 09:00-18:00 & PPR ..runway in use 12

Visitors

Landing at 11:18 from Gloucester is "GOCAC" Robin R-2112 Alpha G-OCAC ..parking on the GA apron
Landing at 12:10 after a go-round at 12:04 from North Weald is "GMEMS" DA42 Twin Star G-MEMS ..parking on the GA apron ..departed at 13:34 to Southend
Landing at 13:04 from Doncaster is "GTORC" PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II G-TORC ..parking on the GA apron ..departed at 14:13
Landing at 14:07 from Swansea is "GBGKY" PA-38-112 Tomahawk G-BGKY ..parking on the GA apron
Landing at 14:12 from Biggin Hill is GAC493D "Dream Team 493D" Cessna 510 Citation Mustang OE-FBD ..parking on Cambrian apron

Training Flights & Flybys
Training today were:
"EXM18 "Exam 18" DA42M Twin Star G-SADB ..go-round 12:49 and departed back to Gloucester

Based Aircraft Movements
Residents active today: G-BBTY, G-BGGE, G-CCYS, G-SUEM, G-SUEO, G-TSAS

Ad Hoc Charters/One off Airliner movements

Stored on Golf are Wizz Air UK A320/A321s G-WUKC, G-WUKD (engine run), G-WUKE, G-WUKI, G-WUKJ & G-WUKL

BAMC Happenings
See BAMC 2021 link for current inmates (B777 x7)

St Athan Airfield Airfield open 09:00-17:00 ..runway in use 07
Residents active today: G-EECY, G-EEKY, G-MCGU
Landing on 25 at 12:39 from EPWA/Warsaw is AEA007 "Air Europa 007" B738 EC-ISN ..parking on the disused for eCube

Picture credit Ioan Williams

Boards Saturday 17/04/2021

: No scheduled flights today. :

Friday, April 16, 2021

Log Friday 16/04/2021

Cardiff IAP Airport open 09:00-18:00 & PPR ..runway in use 12

Visitors

Parked on the Cambrian apron is Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 650 D-AZUR ..departed at 08:45 to UBBB/Baku as AHO776X "Air Hamburg 776X"
Landing at 10:08 from Kemble is "GCLEA" PA-28-161 Warrior II G-CLEA ..taxied round Southside and departed at 10:16 to Oxford
Landing at 12:09 from Wycombe Air Park is "GDOLI" Cirrus SR20 G-DOLI ..parking on the GA apron ..departed at 13:38 to Shoreham

Training Flights & Flybys
Training today were:
PLC08 "Special 08" AW169 G-SASX ..go-rounds 11:23, 11:40, 12:00 and departed back to Gloucester
"GVPPL" TB-20 Trinidad G-VPPL ..go-rounds 12:13, 12:34 and departed back to Gloucester
"Redhead 58" H145 G-WROL ..go-rounds 13:32, 13:50, 14:07 and departed to the Heliport
"GEGBW" PA-28-161 Warrior II G-EGBW ..go-rounds 15:17, 15:35 and departed back to Wellesbourne Mountford
"GLHXC" DA42NG Twin Star G-LHXC ..go-round 17:16 and departed back to Bournemouth

Based Aircraft Movements
Residents active today: G-BBTY, G-BGGE, G-CRIL, G-SUEO, G-TSAS, G-WARO

Ad Hoc Charters/One off Airliner movements

Stored on Golf are Wizz Air UK A320/A321s G-WUKC, G-WUKD, G-WUKE, G-WUKI, G-WUKJ & G-WUKL

BAMC Happenings
See BAMC 2021 link for current inmates (B777 x7)
Landing at 10:44 from Heathrow is BAW9170 "Speedbird 9170" B77W G-STBD

St Athan Airfield  Airfield open 09:00-17:00 ..runway in use 07
Residents active today: G-EECY, G-EEKY, G-JANN, G-MCGU, G-OFTI, G-OKLY
Landing at 10:58 from Yeovilton is "GBTLG" PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow G-BTLG ..parking at Horizon ..departed at 12:44 back to Yeovilton
Departing at 13:28 to Yeovilton is "GCBAN" Bulldog T.1 G-CBAN

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Editorial Information: In the "Editors on Line" section on the sidebar you will see a list of the SWAG editors currently online, the star * next to one of their names denotes the editor who has primacy at the time and any emails/information should be directed to that person. The editors are: Stu, Phantom2, AndyD , and MikeyF (future events) ..contributing photographers are: StuC, IanG, RichT, Mark Pearce, Matthew Blunt, Hugh Trainer, Ginge Little, Angelo Harmsoworth, Keith Morgan and Phil Watkins

Please continue to send in your pics for use as the header. I would like them cropped to as near to 1600X500 as possible as this makes it easier for me to edit and fit on the site. I will try and change the picture every Sunday ..Regards IanG

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MOD St Athan Information - EGSY 07/25

To spot here you're best off taking the B4265 St Athan to Llantwit Major road. From here you will see a railway bridge that leads to a paved track that runs along the fence and runway. This track leads to an unmanned entrance gate and is under CCTV surveillance. If you use this track, please park at the far end, not on the verges, as it is used by wide farm vehicles. All a/c in outside storage can be seen from the bridge itself. To view the Caerdav hangar (Twin Peaks) and scrapping area continue westbound along the B4265, past the West Gate entrance and turn right at the traffic lights. Follow this road to the T-junction and turn right onto the new road. The entrance road to the South Wales Aviation Museum is left at the next traffic lights, views can also be had from here as it's the only convenient stopping place. Be aware there are regular Security and Police patrols around the airfield and you may be stopped and questioned.

Frequencies in use are:

122.865 Tower/Ground

241.125 Tower (as directed)

130.560 ATIS

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Here we will list some frequencies and other information to help those who like to spot aircraft on the upper airways & tacan routes over Southwest Britain

Swanwick Mil

128.700 Southwest sector
133.300 Southwest sector
133.900 Daventry sector (Includes TR1 VLN-BZN)
135.150 Southwest sector (Includes TR1 LND-VLN)
252.875 Daventry sector (Includes TR1 VLN-BZN)
278.600 Southwest sector (includes TR1 LND-VLN)
280.350 Mid Wales sector

London Control

126.075 Berry Head sector (South of Cardiff -FL305)
127.700 Spare frequency (for unservicabilities and emergencies)
128.815 Berry Head sector (South of Cardiff FL305+)
129.375 Strumble sector (West of Cardiff -FL305)
132.950 Lands End sector (Southwest of Cardiff all levels)
133.600 Brecon sector (North -FL335, East FL265-FL335)
134.460 London Upper sector (FL305+ from Compton East)
134.750 Sector 23 (for Cardiff BCN-ALVIN deps -FL265)
135.255 Strumble/Brecon (West, East and North, FL335+)

North Atlantic Oceanic Clearances

123.950 (aircraft registered West of 30 degrees West)
127.650 (Aircraft registered East of 30 degrees West)

Western Radar

132.3 (for aircraft wishing to join or leave Controlled Airspace)

London Information

124.75 (for low level traffic not receiving a LARS service)

For more information on the area covered click on the "airways map" tab at the top of the site.

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Log Saturday 17/04/2021

Boards Saturday 17/04/2021

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Log Friday 16/04/2021

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