Club Aircraft
VH-DJR is the club's Piper Warrior PA-28-161.
It is available for hire only to Associate and Full members. To obtain access for booking DJR you need to seek approval to use the aircraft by sending your current AFR and medical certificate to our DJR coordinator (see below). The aircraft booking screen is only visible to approved hirers.
DJR can be used for private hire and AFRs. The aircraft is not insured for ab-initio training.
As most are aware DJR is undergoing annual and getting a new engine along with a spruce up. Recent review of rates have been approved as follows:
- Associate Member booking rate $280 per hour wet.
- Full Member booking rate $260 per hour wet
- Full member block booking rate $2350 per 10 hour block.
Block Bookings available to Full Members Only.
Rates are adjusted from time to time as determined by the Committee.
Note that Bulk Hour discount requires purchase of 10 hours in advance. The hours must be used within 12 months of purchase date. Committee may extend this for unusual circumstances where DJR is not available.
If you have any maintenance concerns about DJR - please let us know.
Contact: Jamie McAlindon
Email - jamie.mcalindon@gmail.com
Phone - 0414 874 483
Last updated 7 Oct 2023
Our Airfield
Airfield Code |
YSEN |
GPS Position | 32° 23.698' South 115° 52.259' East |
Elevation | 30' amsl |
CTAF | 119.1mHz Shared CTAF with Murrayfield Dimensions - 3nm radius from YSEN and from YMUL, height 1500'AMSL - please check current VTC for accurate information |
Surrounding airspace | The Murrayfield/Serpentine CTAF lies within the Training Area D104C |
Area Forecast | Area 60 |
Runways |
05-23 09-27 |
Runway Lights | PAL 125.3mHz (3 pulses of between 1.6 and 5.6 seconds within a total time of 25 seconds) Runway lights on for 34 minutes Windsock lights pulse on and off for the last 10 minutes of this time |
Comments |
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Phone | (08) 9525 2085 (clubhouse at the airfield) or email secretary@sabc.org.au |
Contact Us
Please contact us by phone, email or post:
- President - Dave Olney - Tel: 0437 800 846 president@sabc.org.au
- Vice President - Jamie McAlindon
- Secretary - Neville Witty - Tel: 0483 002 364 secretary@sabc.org.au
- Treasurer - Richard O'Brien - Tel: 0418 959 749 treasurer@sabc.org.au
- Whole committee - committee@sabc.org.au
- Membership – Phillip Elliott - Tel: 0467 048 854 membership@sabc.org.au
- Club aircraft manager – Jamie McAlindon - djr@sabc.org.au
- Web site and mailing lists – Philip Maley - Tel: 0417 954 187 philipmaley@gmail.com
- Post to 286 Yangedi Rd, Hopeland WA 6125
Updated 11 Sept 2023
Links
Fly-Away Destinations
Aviation Museums
- Imperial War Museum (Duxford)
- RAF Museum (Hendon & Cosford)
- RAAFA Museum (Bullcreek)
- Air Force Museum, Wigram, New Zealand
- Bucker Museum Rangsdorf Germany (in German)
- Temora Aviation Museum
Aviation Organisations - Australia
- Sport Aircraft Association of Australia (SAAA)
- AOPA
- RAAus
- Australian Sport Rotorcraft Association (ASRA)
- Chapter 10 SAAA (South West WA)
- Chapter 13 SAAA (Albany)
- Chapter 20 SAAA (Kyneton, Victoria)
- NSW Sport Aircraft Club (Wedderburn)
- Mid West Aero Club
- Jandakot Tower
- Aeroclub.com.au
- Bunbury Aero Club
- Busselton Aero Club
- Northam Aero Club
- Bunbury Flying School
- Easy Aviation Theory
- WA Aviation College
- Royal Aero Club of WA
- University Flying Club
- Country Airstrips Guide
- Classic Wings
- Flight Experience
- Aviation Association of WA (AAWA)
Paragliders / Microlight
Skydiving
Ballooning
Gliding
Aviation Organisations - World
North America
- EAA
- Popular Rotorcraft Association (USA)
- Seaplane Pilot's Association
- International Aerobatics Club
- Skip Stewart Airshows
- Airline Pilot's Historical Society
- FlyAway Simulations
Oceania
UK & Europe
- Experimental Aviation Switzerland
- MecanAir Switzerland
- Aerodrome of Gruyere Switzerland (in French)
- Regional Aerodrome of Freiburg Switzerland (in French)
- Jodel
- Edward Marganski Company Poland (in Polish)
- Schanis Soaring Switzerland
- Light Aircraft Association - UK (LAA)
Material and Tools Suppliers
- Western Airmotive (Jandakot) Poly Fiber, Ceconite and wide range of aircraft hardware 08 9332 7655
- CJ Aerospace: Australia’s GA Spare Part Experts. Australian owned. Fast delivery Australia wide. 02 97501 5700
- Aircraft Spruce (USA)
- Aircraft Spruce Australia (Pilotshop)
- Univair (USA) Genuine PMA parts for many vintage aircraft including Piper, Aeronca, Stinson, Taylorcraft, Luscombe.
- Avery Tools (USA) aircraft tools.
- Pacific Coast Avionics (USA)
- Mendelssohn Pilot Supplies (Vic.)
- CNC Panel Cutting (Perth): IAS Group
- McMaster-Carr (USA) - fasteners, specialty parts
- Cablecraft Australia - throttle, mixture, prop cables
- B&C Specialty Products - Alternators, switches, wiring
- Aircraft plywood (Vic.) Marine Timbers Pty Ltd
- Wag-Aero (USA) wide range of parts and materials.
- Wicks Aircraft (USA) parts and materials
- Fibreglass & Resin Sales (Welshpool)
- Kirkside Products (Osborne Park) carbon fibre, resins, silica gel.
Send suggestions for more links to web@sabc.org.au.
Regulatory & Flight Planning Bodies
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
- AirServices Australia
- NAIPS
- Champagne PC Services
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Weather
Aviation on Computers
- Kwik Navigator Planner (KNAV)
- Kwik EFIS for Android
- Xavion (iPad)
- Serpentine (YSEN) Airfield & other WA add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Skydemon VFR Flight Planning Softare
- Avplan EFB - comprehensive flight planning for tablet and phone
- OzRunways - comprehensive flight planning for tablet and phone
- Flight Radar 24 - live air traffic around the world
Other Useful Links
- FAA Handbooks (very comprehensive collection)
- I Flew for MMA by Reg Adkins
- Conversions - weight, volume, temperature, etc
- SRBs and Filamental fungal attack on Aviation Fuels
- Spirit of Serpentine
- PlaneFinder.net
- Second Hand Pilot
- eFlight Manuals
- Hangar Design Guide
- Kangaroo Management in Western Australia