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.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Catching Up After a Long Dry Spell

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Man, this year is just flying by. Wish I could say the same for my project. I have been overtaken by events over the past several months, an...

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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...

Saturday, September 15, 2012

I am now a tail dragger pilot!

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After last Monday's performance I was a little bewildered about this endeavor, and was even wondering if I would be able to get comforta...

Monday, September 10, 2012

Will teach you how to fly this airplane for cheap....

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Would YOU want to learn how to fly fromTHIS flight instructor? Actually, I would. This is John in a stellar "real life" pose, j...

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Tailwheel Lesson 6 - Shorts and Softs and Sim Engine Failures

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First off, I gotta tell all of yas that are checking out my daily survival posts during the adventurous undertaking I have committed myself ...

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Tailwheel lesson number 5 - Starting to get the Wheel Landings down

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Had a nice break for the holiday and embarked on the annual Dove hunt once again. The weather out there turned out to be much nicer than the...

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...

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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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