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.

Showing posts with label VS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VS. Show all posts
Monday, August 22, 2011

308 hours on the hobbs - Back to the Rudder (UGGGHHHHH!)

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Had a bit of a scare the other day that I might have ruined both my VS and Rudder. Before I get into that, let's pick up where we left o...
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Attaching the rear spar

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A nice shot of the rear rib flange of the bottom rib that attaches to the rear spar. I was able to use my pneumatic squeezer to set these t...

Not as bad as the HS, but not good either

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This was a result of getting tired and choosing to continue on with riveting the skin, rather than taking a break from riveting. This is ca...

What happens when you don't get it quite right

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This pic is oriented similar to the pic in the previous post, but shows the opposite side of the middle rib of the VS (VS707). If you doubl...

Riveting the VS skin to the forward Spar

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This pic shows the inside of the skin after most of the riveting of the skin to the forward spar has been completed. The right side of the ...
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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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