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.

Monday, December 11, 2017

Making Due with What You Have Just Lying Around the Shop

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Looks like it has been a week since my last post. This is not because I have not been working on the plane. This past week has been heavy wi...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Clecoed, Match Drilled, and Deburred All Stiffener Holes

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Today I used my #40 reamer and the quick change drill to match drill all the stiffener holes. After drilling each one I had to mark them car...

Cut, Formed, and Clecoed Tank Stiffeners onto the Lower Skin of the Fuel Tank

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Before I get started about the stiffeners, here is a pic showing the quick change chuck and several collets with different bits and reamers ...
Friday, December 1, 2017

Wrestled the Tank back together and countersunk the skin-to-baffle holes

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Last night I was able to get the tank clecoed back together. It took a while, but seemed to go together fairly well. After I got the rear ba...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Coming up with a Better Mousetrap for Deburring Rib Flanges

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Tonight I set out to debur the inner rib flange holes of all 7 tank ribs, and reassemble the tank with the baffle plate. After suffering thr...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Deburred the tank rib flange to skin holes

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Today I managed to start deburring the rivet holes for the tank rib flanges and the tank skin. The first order of business was to start remo...
Friday, November 24, 2017

Drilling and Deburring the Remaining Fuel Tank Rivet and Screw holes

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Spent almost a whole day match drilling and deburring the remaining rivet holes for the left fuel tank. It never seems like much work until ...
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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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