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.

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Can you guess what this is?

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Had a bit of a surprise this afternoon while I was outside going over some car-related info with my son Adam who recently received his Color...

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Busy working on the second "D" of the 3D process

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Nothing too exciting to report today. I managed to get the vinyl stripped on the top wing skins of the left wing (both front and back sides...

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Removing wing skins and stripping vinyl, and pics of recent visit of two almost completed RV projects

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I removed the top outboard wing skin of the left wing and began the process of stripping the vinyl. After the drilling is over you kind of s...

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Completed match drilling holes in main wing skins

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I'll start this post with a quick pic of the new overhead light that I described in my previous post that was mounted to the underside o...

Monday, May 26, 2014

A couple more lighting improvements to the shop and continuing with drilling the skins

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Thanks again to my niece's fiance Steve, who is a licensed electrician, I was able to add one more light fixture to the far side of my g...

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Finally done setting up the wing stands

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All 4 bottom brackets are now bolted in place, and I have all 4 plumb bobs mounted from the next cleco inboard from the one on all 4 end rib...

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

RIght WIng outboard lower wing stand bracket completed

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Same measuring, cutting, grinding, fitting, drilling, as the left wing, and the lower bracket for the right wing is done. Everything fit jus...

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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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