Beautiful job! When you make the flight to OSH, may I suggest that you look into the I-80 route from SLC to Cheyenne? It’s a straight road, lots of landing options, and you can do it at 9,500-11,500 feet. On the chart, it looks like the terrain is high, but over the road, it’s really not.
I'm glad that my aircraft is (mostly) painted, but it will never look as good as the way Ruby Vixen is going to look. I might hire out the finishing of the wingtips, intersection fairings and a good rub, buff and polish. We'll see. Congrats in advance!
I watched the 3-part version of this somewhere between 10-20 times over the years. And now, after all these years, we both post RV-8 flying videos on the same day. I think that's pretty cool, and you (and your websites and videos) were a big influence on making it possible. Thanks always for that.
390 cui 4-cylendar is a brute that wants to shake apart. My RV-8 is push-button start, but it does shake a bit. If I get the priming just right, it will start a idle pretty smoothly. This was the very first engine start, so I didn't really have the techgnique dialed in just yet.
Looked a little dicey at the end of the landing there but that's only because I didn't know it was a TAIL DRAGGER lolol....gotta love those squirrely tail draggers!
@@chadcoady9025 I admittedly have no experience flying an RV-8 but have flown other GA low wings. Never heard of doing that. You step on step then wing.. Don't see how the RV-8 would be any different. Is that something VAN's recommends? Also this guy was taxing like that. Stepping in out of the airplane isn't an issue during taxi...lol
@@muhammadsteinberg I have an RV-8 and with the flaps up, it’s difficult for people to get in and out of the plane without stepping on the flaps. With my Cessna, flaps go up once I land. Is best to just leave them down at all times when on the ground especially when people don’t know you’re not supposed to step on the flaps to take a look inside.
@@chadcoady9025 I'm trying to picture a plane parked on ramp with flaps down and wind blowing on a very windy dsy. Doesn't seem wise or makes sense to me. Most planes have a no step placard where they don't want you to step. I've been flying +38yrs and have never heard of that being SOP on any plane. I've seen countless vans parked and don't recall seeing any with flaps in a down position.
@@muhammadsteinberg oh, well It could just a recommendation from others in the Vans community. My dad always did this with his 7A . We placard them with “NO STEP”, and you’re right, on windy days tied down outside, we do put the flaps up along with the gust lock, but most of the time flaps stay down all the way to the hangar. We take off with a notch of flaps. So pretty much the only time the flaps are up is in flight or when tied down on windy days. It took me a while to get used to it per my CFI’s instructions. My CFI is also my father lol.
I thought you were going to taxi to the next airport...lol.....Beautiful plane! Just under 2yrs...Have you done a build before?....I've never done one before but I'm seriously looking at an RV-8 build.
This is one sick sweet panel!!! Can you watch movies while in flight haha? Im not too sure if that will be very safe, but what an idea!!! Maybe an IFE system for the back seat would be better haha. I had to watch the vid a couple of times though, you see I'm not super knowledgeable about this stuff and didn't understand the dvd player how it was hooked. But nice vid and again SWEET PANEL
Another burst of inspiration for me. I've got my gear on and it should be sitting on the wheels in a few days, once I can corral a crew to flip the fuselage for the last time. Unless I decide to paint the belly first. Decisions, decisions.
It's not that out of line for a cockpit with limited real estate - especially if he intends IFR. With dual AHRS and a backup battery one is likely completely independent in the event of electrical failure. Keep in mind that in flight at least 3 would be required for primary flight, engine monitoring, and map/nav/comm.
