Sit on the seat and listen to the roar of a plane swooping in low. It's the 1920s and Norman Brearley (later Sir Norman), the pioneer of civil aviation in Western Australia, is bringing his Avro 504 in to land here on Langley Park. He erected a hangar nearby and used this open space on the banks of the Swan River as a runway.
Brearley's first public flying demonstration in August 1919, complete with a band, took place at the local cricket oval, the WACA, just east of here. It was followed by aerobatics and joy-rides - 10 minutes cost £5 ($10), which was more than the average weekly wage.
In 2003, to celebrate 100 years of powered flight, 10 aircraft representing each decade of the 20th centure landed here on Langley Park.