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.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

A Dimpling We WIll Go, A Dimpling We Will Go......

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High Ho the Dario a dimpling we will go..... Just  couldn't resist that. As promised, I made what - for me - was substantial progress ...

Research of Checkoway Method for Fuel Tank Frame and LE Mod Remaining Steps

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Spent several hours revisiting Dan Checkoway's method for ensuring a proper fit of the fuel tank skin against the LE skin. I also review...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

More Dimpling and Resetting Bad Rivets in the Subskin

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Today I dimpled the holes in the two inboard ribs with the pneumatic squeezer. I also drilled out and re-set about 5 nut plate rivets as I d...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Pounded Some Access Panel Nut Plate Rivets

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As I mentioned in the previous post, the "act" of setting rivets turns into an artistic, creative adventure that involves trying t...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Did the Drilling and Deburring, Now Back to Dimpling....

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After a long period of time, the length of which I can't even recall, I finally got to dimple some metal last night and tonight. It star...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Preparing for Deburring Dimpling and Countersinking of the Left Wing Leading Edge

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I finally did some more work on the plane yesterday and today. Yesterday I put the LE back in the cradle after drilling all remaining rivet ...
Sunday, September 17, 2017

Finished Marking and Drilling Holes for the Patch Plate

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Had to embark on the annual Dove hunting trip over the holiday, and this was really the first chance I ahve had to get back to the build sin...
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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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