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.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Subskin Nutplate Rive Holes Part 2

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I continued to clamp and drill the nutplate rivet holes for all 14 fuel tank attach nutplates using the methods shown in the previous post. ...

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Drilling Nutplate Rivet holes for the Fuel Tank Attach Bracket Section of the Subskin

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As stated in the previous post, I had some options for how I was going to locate and drill the #40 nutplate rivet attach holes. These are th...

Friday, November 2, 2018

Finished Dimpling the Remaining Perimeter Skin to Subskin #40 Rivet Holes

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Last night I finished dimpling the remaining #40 rivet holes that will attach the outer LE skin to the subskin around the edge perimeter of ...

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Dimpled the New #40 holes in the LE Skin and Subskin, Fitted Nutplates on Subskin

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Last night it snowed and got cold, so I did not do much on the airplane except make plans for what I would do today. The next step was to di...

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Marked and Drilled Corner Rivet Holes, Removed and Disassembled the LE and Deburred the Holes

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I was really stressing over the position of the nut plate screw holes, and then, after all the measuring, marking, research, and second gues...

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Marked and Drilled the Remaining LE Skin Rivets for the LE Mod

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It was last March when I had finally managed enough courage to mark and drill the additional inboard and outboard rivet holes that will secu...

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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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