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.

Monday, February 6, 2012

442 hours - Look ma, no more clecoes!

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I'll continue to take credit for even small milestones at the rate that I am going with the left elevator and trim tab. I managed to riv...

Sunday, February 5, 2012

440 hours-Elevator riblet prep completed

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Sure is fun trying to finish up a major airplane assembly when you are fighting a relapse of strep and endure the largest snowfall in the mo...

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Picture catchup time since 1-18-12 - Trim tab and servo mount work

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So last post I qrite bout everything I had done. Here are some pics to go with the post: First shows the NAS 1097 oops rivets I used for t...

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

438 hours - down ill for a week but back at it again

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SO my last post was a week ago this past Saturday. On Sunday the 22nd I had another long day of airplane work done. Only problem was, by din...

Saturday, January 21, 2012

434 hours-Trim tab servo mounting bracket and cover plate - take 2

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So I received the new cover plate from Van's and followed the same procedures in the previous posts to sraw a new center line on the cov...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

431 hours - Measuring and drilling holes for trim servo mounting brackets

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I ended up posting the last photo in my previous post out to VAF to solicit some responses about the offset lignment of the threaded rod as ...

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About Me

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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