Serpentine Airfield (SABC)

Sunday, December 21, 2014

VALE Graham Hewitt

Graham Hewitt passed away on Sunday 21st December 2014.

Graham suffered a stroke earlier this year and never recovered the use of the left side of his body. Graham contracted pneumonia and passed away at 2.25 pm last Sunday afternoon. Graham was an accomplished pilot and an excellent craftsman in both wood and metal. It was great to hear of the progress of his home built plane over the last few years – The Pietenpol Air Camper, a 1929 American designed kit plane - and it's a shame that he didn’t get to fly it for longer. Graham’s daughter Jane has cared for him since his stroke.

The funeral details for Graham are as follows:

Bowra & O’Dea, 1307 Albany Highway, Cannington at 10.00 am on Friday 2^nd January.

Graham's much beloved ABA Air Camper VH-XHE msn 170

Photo: Greg Wood

Monday, September 29, 2014

SABC 'Open Day' Sunday 28th September 2014

The Sport Aircraft Builders Club (SABC) hosted there annual 'Open Day' today Sunday 28th September 2014, at Serpentine Airfield Western Australia.

Photographed at Serpentine Airfield today, in company with AEGWA members Alec Goldfinch, Richard Suidak & Duncan Watkinson where these gems. Enjoy!

Special thanks to all the SABC members for there hospitality & friendliness today, it was very much appreciated and we look forward to more frequent visits back to SABC in 2015.

Loving this 'shot' with Yak-52 VH-YGJ

sharing the ramp with Boeing Stearman VH-URC

North American AT-6D VH-WWA

Great Lakes VH-WQW

Yakovlev Yak 52 VH-YGJ

Vans RV-8A VH-ZSW

Boeing A75N1 Stearman (PT-17) VH-URC

Bear Hawk Patrol 19-8375

Nanchang 'under construction'

Titan T-51 Mustang 'under construction'

to become A68-750 and VH reg'd

Funk 24-7706

Focke-Wulf FW-44J Stieglitz VH-FBU

Yalkovlev Yak-18T VH-FSU

Parker Teenie Two VH-KKY

'under construction'

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation

Stinson Division 108 VH-KSM

CAC CA-25 Winjeel VH-NTJ

'under construction'

Howard Hughes Engineering Light Wing Lw1

25-0325

Rolls Royce Merlin engine fired up

for the crowds

and yet another engine start up

wooing the crowds

Propeller Blades 'anyone'

Anyone for a Steam Powered Tractor ??

overview out front of SABC

on the lawn area

CASA 1-131-E Jungmann VH-KIL

Pitts Special S-1 VH-ISI

Cessna C-172S VH-OCP

Aero Mirage TC-2 VH-WRX (For Sale)

Vans RV-7A VH-NUI

'under construction'

ICP MXP-740 Savannah 19-4631

(All photographs by Greg Wood)

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Last visit for 2013, Sunday 29th December

Teenie Two VH-KKY coded '23'

Photo: Greg Wood

F1 Evo Rocket VH-FVO msn T169

Photo: Greg Wood

Titan T51 Mustang replica

(under construction) 3rd engine start today!

Photo: Greg Wood

Members Greg Wood & Richard Suidak of the Aviation Enthusiasts Group of WA (AEGWA) visited SABC one last time this year, as 2013 comes to an end.

Our visit today included seeing Luis Ricardo engine start his Titan T51 Mustang replica for just the 3rd time, which is still under construction with steady progress being made since our last visit end of September. Can't wait to seeing this beauty looking finished later in 2014 wearing former RAAF markings.

Many thanks to SABC members who made us welcome yesterday & look forward to 2014.

Erickson Air Crane (Inc) Sikorsky S-64E N243AC

Photos: Greg Wood

Erickson Air Crane Inc (USA) Sikorsky S-64E N243AC msn 64-022 named 'Marty' coded '741'. Many thanks to Gregg & crew who made us extremely welcome & answered the many questions we asked about the aircraft, its journey & operations. Cheers & enjoy your stay here in Perth!