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.

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Still Trying to Prime LE Parts

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Lousy painting weather and other stuff getting in the way of priming my LE parts. My wife managed to locate a set of stainless steel turkey ...

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Prepping the Trailer for Airventure 2017 and Finally Formed the Edges of the LE Skin

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After a 2 month stint in the shop, I finally got my trailer back. I had delivered it back in April in hopes of beating the Memorial Day rush...

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

LE Prep Episode 3

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Edit 6-9-17 - I revised some of this post to make it more readable, and also to correct a gross oversight on my part. I previously used the...

Sunday, June 4, 2017

LE rib and skin prep for primer - part 2

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Had some family obligations this weekend, so not a lot of time spent on the plane, but I am inching ever closer to spraying more of that exp...

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Deburring holes and edges, scuffing ribs and LE skin for primer

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First things first - a shout out to fellow RV-8 builder and friend Steve Riffe, now living/flying in the Dallas area. We started our tail k...

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Deburring Holes and removing More Blue Vinyl.

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No pics tonight - just a quick update on the LE progress. I reviewed the work I did on the new access panel opening. I still have a bit of e...

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Cut the New Access Panel Hole in the Left Wing LE Skin

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As I hinted in my last post, the new access panel from SafeAir ends up overlapping the access hole that Vans had already cut in the bottom o...

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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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