Flyin' Bryan's RV-8 Adventure

This site was created to provide friends and family with a vehicle to track my efforts to build a Van's RV 8 Aircraft kit. The dream began in the Summer of 2008. The actual building began in 2009, with the arrival of the empennage or tail kit. I will periodically update the site with photos and comments about my progress.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Back to Building = Thinking it Through....

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Hopefully if you are a fellow builder you will not have to endure the lengthy pauses I seem to experience at just about every turn in betwe...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

462 hours - took the plunge and drilled the mounting holes in the control horns

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Went to A&A Tradin post and got a whole bunch more drill bits so I could step drill the hole to the proper size. Only problem was that I...

Sunday, March 4, 2012

460.5 Elevator alignment - laser level style!!

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In a very short amount of time I was able to pretty much confirm that my elevators are in what I would refer to as an "acceptable"...

Saturday, March 3, 2012

460 hours - finish trimming excess HS skin and check elevator alignment

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Every so often during the build, probably more frequently than I am willing to admit, I have an episode of utter stupidity. Such an episode ...

Friday, March 2, 2012

458.5 hours-Turned center bearing drill guide and trimmed HS tip skins

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I rRead some disturbing posts on VAF today that talk about the steps that I am about to perform on my own build. Seems that there is quite a...

Thursday, March 1, 2012

457.5 hours - Reamed the holes in the HS hinges and mounted the elevators -VERY COOL!

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There is no better way to spend a leap day during a leap year than doing what I did today, at least as far as I am concerned anyway! This wa...

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Bryan Raley: So who am I? Born in Dallas, TX, but consider myself a Colorado native, having lived in this beautiful state for all but two years of my life. I built my first plastic airplane model at the age of 7, and I was hooked on airplanes for life. I attended the University of North Dakota and obtained an Aviation Administration degree, earning my flight instructor certificate along the way. I became a search and rescue pilot and crew member for the Civil Air Patrol shortly after graduating from college - going on 26 years of service now. There is no greater satisfaction that using your aviation talents to help your community and the nation. I bcame a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association in 2008 and made my first visit to Airventure in Oshkosh, WI, home of the largest gathering of airplanes and aviation enthusiasts in the world for one week in July 2009. Of course you already know I am building an RV-8 airplane! Other than that, I enjoy living life, spending time with my wonderful wife and 2 great kids, and just enjoying all that life has to offer.

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