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.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Tailwheel lesson 4 - A bit of a struggle today

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So the plan was to introduce me to wheel landings today. I was a little more tired than usual this morning, and I had a rough night after ea...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Tailwheel lesson 3 in the books - crosswinds!

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To sum up this morning's flight - it was just plane FUN! Winds were out of the south this morning at about 10 knots, and APA was a bit b...
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Monday, August 27, 2012

Lesson 2 for Tailwheel Endorsement - T-offs and Landings

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Having been spoiled by my instructor for the first lesson when he handled the first takeoff and landing, we scheduled the second flight for ...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

The Tailwheel Endorsement Adventure Begins!

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After some disappointing attempts to find an instructor and a tail dragger plane that I could use to start working on my tailwheel wheel tra...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Wings 84, Total 547 - Deburring Leading Edge Ribs

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And the never ending Wing rib deburring process commences. I finally got the window in my trailer repaired, and so I took some time to get t...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Wings 83, total 546 - Back in the Saddle Again......

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Besides being a great Aerosmith tune, my post title is a true testament to the way of things. Seems like I had been out of the saddle for qu...
Saturday, August 11, 2012

If you missed Airventure, you missed...(Cont'd)

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Continuing from the previous post. Just had a few more things I wanted to mention about the Airventure Experience this year. - One 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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