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First Boxes!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Michael — No Comments ↓

The first boxes arrived!!!!

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Follow along as we take our Vans RV-8 for fun flying adventures!

I took 8 years to build my RV-8 and now we are using it for all kinds of trips. I'm not a professional aircraft builder so do your research and get proper training before you attempt to build, fly and adventure in an experimental amateur built aircraft!

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Come along for a ride as I test the RV-8 after its first conditional inspection. I fly from C77(Poplar Grove, IL) to KDKB(DeKalb, IL) for a little fuel and landing practice.

Condition Inspection Flight

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A short video discussing my first conditional inspection of my RV-8.

2021 Condition Inspection

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Cody Michael

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I committed a little Aviation with my nieces, and I think I may have created some future Aviators!

Rylee and Reagan's First Flights

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Another mod I did on my RV-8, access to some hidden space.

Side Floor Mod

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Ferrite Core Clip On's

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We belong to EAA Chapter 95 in Morris, IL. They had their end of the season BBQ when Tricia was in Cancun so I decided to fly down and visit our friends. When I got home I did a couple fo low passes over runway 35 and a couple landings on the grass strip runway 27.

C09, Morris Illinois Lunch

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I have two modifications I did to my RV-8 tail, a wrap around empennage fairing and a small window in the access panel on the right side to view the control attachment hardware.

Tail Mod's

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I moved my audio input to the camera facing me from the camera facing the passenger. When I did this I didn't update the input settings for the new camera which caused static. This flight was to make sure I had the correct settings now and to test the quality.

Audio Test Flight

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Aircraft Hobbs Meter

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RV-8 Build Began:

Build Began:
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Total Time – 1938 Hours

Empennage Total – 218 Hours
Horizontal Stabilizer – 83 Hours
Elevators – 53 Hours
Vertical Stabilizer – 22 Hours
Rudder – 37 Hours
Fiberglass – 23 Hours

Wings Total – 536 Hours
Wing Structure – 216 Hours
Fuel Tanks – 135 Hours
Ailerons – 53 Hours
Flaps – 42 Hours
Wiring – 11 Hours
Fiberglass – 56 Hours
General – 23 Hours

Fuselage Total – 1184 Hours
Canopy – 124 Hours
Engine: 115 Hours
Cowl – 64 Hours
Firewall – 62 Hours
Firewall Forward – 16 Hours
Forward Section – 285 Hours
Center Section – 57 Hours
Seat Substructure – 27 Hours
Mid Fuselage – 131 Hours
Aft Fuselage – 190 Hours
Wiring – 113 Hours

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RV-8 Pilot YouTube

RV-8 Pilot

Follow along as we take our Vans RV-8 for fun flying adventures!

I took 8 years to build my RV-8 and now we are using it for all kinds of trips. I'm not a professional aircraft builder so do your research and get proper training before you attempt to build, fly and adventure in an experimental amateur built aircraft!

YouTube Video UCkoy90KKhNP63nF-JlvMR0A_d5BtniTmTWo

Condition Inspection Flight

YouTube Video UCkoy90KKhNP63nF-JlvMR0A_d5BtniTmTWo

2021 Condition Inspection

YouTube Video UCkoy90KKhNP63nF-JlvMR0A_P_tIRltjb5s

Cody Michael

YouTube Video UCkoy90KKhNP63nF-JlvMR0A_IMduP0gFLVg

Rylee and Reagan's First Flights

YouTube Video UCkoy90KKhNP63nF-JlvMR0A_WL8UABoHT-E

Side Floor Mod

YouTube Video UCkoy90KKhNP63nF-JlvMR0A_AqkC-PQRLr0

Ferrite Core Clip On's