Van's RV8 - Super Fast Homebuilt Aircraft
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2019
- We meet Gary and learn about his Van's RV8 amatuer built aircraft and then we take it up in the air for a flight. This airplane is an excellent platform for aerobatics.
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Using the airplane for work. Wake up and oh darn I have to fly today. Can’t think of a better way to start the day!
Guys living his best life. Amazing dude
Another great video from Flying Doodles. Enjoying the interviews and learning about all the different planes. Wtg B & L!
I was so touched, Garry, how you inadvertently got into flying. A real beaut story! Thanks Bobby and Laura for sharing the stories with the folks you meet, as you always do. Thanks so much. You seem to enjoy and channel ( pardon the pun!) both aviation and sailing - so it kinda fits my bill big-time.
What are you selling, brother ? What business u do? Garry, the flying salesman.
I think I see an RV-8 in your future Bobby. The grin on your face.
Michael you are here too wow!
of course. this is one of my fav aviation channel :)
Me too!
Evelyn was both my dad and grandfather's flight instructor. I have met her several times. Amazing lady!
Great flight with an outstanding plane. Awaiting the next video. Shalom
The feel of a fighter jet wow! I really enjoyed this video
Nice camera work. The landing was beautifully interesting. What fun it must be to wear that bird like a suit.
You KNOW it's a fun plane, when Bobby has that HUGE grin going !
Best insightful and honest video I have seen. I am ready to fly after seeing this video. Thank You
Great video, love the people aspect of your videos. Keep em coming.
Very nice aircraft and flight thanks for taking me along.
I met Gary last year when I was held over in Troutdale. I was being an airport bum, hanging out at the airport walking around looking at airplanes and he was cleaning on it in the hanger. Nice guy and it is a beautiful aircraft!
I'm quickly becoming an RV - Fan! Nice Airplane Gary! Good to see another Doodles Video Bobby! Thumbs UP!
They are great airplanes. Vans makes an RV for pretty much everything. We have the RV-10 and love it. It works perfectly for our family of 4. If you want to do aerobatics there’s an RV for you, if you want a family plane there’s an RV for you, and the whole RV series performs amazingly.
Thanks Gary and Bobby.VERY nice plane. Tough when your biggest problem is slowing down to land! HA!
What a great plane! Thanks for sharing.
I have watched a few videos similar to the RV-8. It is truly an amazing airplane for what it has to offer. It is the complete package in every sense of the word. I can find nothing lacking in the airplane. I am sure MojoGrip watched the video closely, since he is going experimental which is great. The performance. efficiency, fuel economy, maintenance puts it in a class of it's own! An extremely impressive airplane!
Nice. Obviously you like that plane, but no room for the Doodles! Seriously just more great stuff. Thanks!
Hey your video was crystal clear, i enjoyed watching on my TV.
Beautiful plane! I’m green with envy. Enjoy 😊!
Great video Bobby and a huge thanks to Gary for the ride ! What a fun little airplane ! I’ll have to watch for you Gary, when you are here in the BNA area. Safe skies ! 🇺🇸🛫
Wow this airplane is beautiful! Very nice job.
The 8 & 4 are the best Vans designs of all, I’ve owned both. The 8 was great all round but the 4 was just a little sweetie, light, nimble and fast looking 👍🛩
RV yes! So excited to see this video.
Nice pilot. Nice aeroplane. Thanks for posting.
SUPER TOP QUALITY ... Thanks !!!
My wife’s cousin’s husband built an RV-8A in the early 2000’s. I helped a little during a couple of visits, and helped rivet the main spar. As it was his second plane, he pretty much did the whole build from scratch (His first was a Murphy Rebel.). I got to fly in the RV a couple of times. It was a sweet little plane.
Beautiful plane , thank you for sharing
Pretty little girl Gary , and for a 360 she's a rocket !!! . Thanks for sharing .
Hey bobby my mate has rv 7 that he built he planes for 180knts and it has 180 hp great plane to fly thanks for another great video, and we are in oz cya
What a cool little plane! Great video
All 8s are tandem seating, the 'A' denotes nosewheel vs. tailwheel.
Why would anyone want to spend over ten times the cash buying an aircraft by large manufacturers that go far slower than a good used RV8, have far less economy and cost a fortune to maintain? This and other Vans aircraft are the true common man's aerial transport. Lovely aeroplane. Beautiful landscape to fly over. Thumbs up!
A used Cessna costs a whole lot less than a new RV8, but it won't fly as well, or as fast though.
Joined! Been a member for years. Always grateful!
Thats a damn good pilot in a great aircraft!
Can I just say... your aviation videos are really fantastic. It's cool to hear about the owner or pilot, then its really great to go for a "test flight". And you are not prejudiced about what kinds of airplanes you fly, which makes it even more fun... you cover everything. Keep it up, man.
Nice video. Hope you are having fun.
Welcome to Oshkosh Wisconsin and EAA. I saw Laura's Instagram postings this afternoon. I'm just north of you in Neenah, WI. Plan on coming to EAA on Saturday but might go on Wednesday also.
Super stuff!🔥😎
Nice landing!
Fantastic camera angles.
So awesome!! Want to build one so bad!
Awesome! Miss Evelyn gave me my PPL check-ride!
I have flown on a RV8 a few times, what a great plane
Thanks for showing the baggage area. So many videos skip such an important information point for some reason.
super cool video to watch, I fly out of Morristown. I'll have to keep an eye out for Gary
This guy is smart. He knows quality aircraft and he cares about his family enough to teach them how to get it back on the ground.
Very nice RV-8A and video. Now tell us about the beast in the back of the hangar. Queen Air with IO-720's Excaliber Conversion. With 8 cylinders per side it sounds like it means business.
Really nice looking runway there in Morristown
home made aircraft ? wow amazing
I got to fly in this when John Barger was alive in Pueblo, CO. Awesome airplane!
That’s awesome! Wish I knew him. He built a great plane that I use all the time.
That thing is gorgeous. The price is what got me. An expensive toy. Like a Porsche. So niiccceeee!!!!
I hope to add to that 1500 built number one day. Im in love with the Vans RV 8 and the Cessna 177 Cardinal. Maybe one day i can own both.
You have great taste. I own a 177B (and love it), but if I ever downsize, it’s an RV-8 for sure.
Those guys at Vans RVs Knows how to make fast nice good looking aircrafts
Rv8 is the way to go it seems...fast built easy to fly....very good speed...
That was funny " Some of you don't know about phone books" So true 😊
Very nice plane
Yes, you can do all the maintenance. And repairs. Just need an A&P to do the annual condition report.
I wish a T206HD would cruise at 175, fat chance. As for the video, beautiful day for flying. Just beautiful !
Awesome. The 8A is the coolest of the RVs. Tricycle gear, low stall speed, high cruise speed, +7g and -3g. Oh yeah!
Na RV 8
@@carlwilliams1570 Tricycle over taildragger any day. CG behind main gear and rudder pedal tap dance after touchdown not for me.
Nice plane.
👍👍 Awesome job Bobby, U R An awesome videographer!! Keep'em coming!!😀😎👏✌️🆒☑️☮💙🇺🇸🇺🇸
Rocking the beard! Love it! You coming out to Oshkosh this year?
Bobby Doodle is now a unofficial member of ZZ TOP! Laura loves it! It tickles!!!
wow so beautiful.
reminds my of my helping build an RV-3...the 8's older smaller brother.
I would love to get an RV-anything someday. Van's makes some very nice aircraft.
Lolol, What he start talking about the kid's, he literally hit close to home! I immediately start laughing!
At 6:30 he is incorrect, you can work on an experimental without an A&P. You will need one for the yearly conditional inspection only.
But I think he said he is not the original builder. It's my understanding only the original builder gets the repairman certificate.
@@BobPritchard You only need the repairman certificate to sign off the annual conditional inspection.
Bob Pritchard
True, there’s only one repairman certificate that’s ever issued to an experimental aircraft, but it has nothing to do with “repairing”...or doing any maintenance on the aircraft. The name “repairman’s certificate” is definitely misleading...I think it should be called something like the “condition inspection” certificate. So, if you didn’t build the airplane there’s only two people that can sign off on the annual condition inspection...1. The original holder of the repairman’s certificate and 2. An A&P. But once again, if it’s your airplane and you’re confident enough in your own mechanical skills, then you have every right to do as much work as you like on your airplane.
I was going to say the same. He can most definitely perform work on that plane. I upgrade my RV-6 quite often and I'm the fourth owner. Just get the A&P to sign off your yearly Condition Inspection.
If you are maneuvering, don't be at a vfr or ifr cruising altitude. If below 2500agl, do not be at a vfr cruising altitude. Nice video, great plane.
RV-8s are great aircraft, but you need a ride in a Harmon Rocket,
That's the funniest private pilot trainee story I've ever heard. I would have loved to have her as my instructor when I was working on my private.
Would like to see you make a video showing the life of a Pilot who flys Skydivers in a Twin Otter, King Air, Skyvan, CASA etc and Laura does a Tandem Skydive.
Great content and RV8 is a very nice looking homebuilt. What kind of camera did you use? The video is so clear and sharp and the colors are so vivid without looking over saturated.
175kts cruising ?
Holy shit dude, you are moving moving
Yeah gonna write down that aircraft on my list for sure
and burning less than 10 gal/hr at that
Shame you can’t take it international
@@5000mahmud sure you can.. why can’t you?
Hey that third wheel is on the wrong end of the plane! :)
I agree, the 8A just does not look good but then again I am partial to my taildragger 8. tthn
Boring. Juvenile. Hardly original.
@@petesmith9472 You need to seriously lighten up, Pete. Chill. Some like blonds some like brunets. Some like taildragger, some like nosedraggers.
Studio RV8 ?..all true. Which is why it is always such a predictable, boring and juvenile argument/discussion. The poor bugger's plane is obviously his pride and joy and rightly so. Why bother with a comment that's designed to inflate your ego at the expense of his joy.
@@petesmith9472 Pete, take a deep breath, lighten up and enjoy the day.
Are you in Oshkosh? Heading up there tomorrow, did not see any events on your web page, would be great to meet you!
Awesome video, I really enjoyed it and I'm not complaining, but could he not have ripped off just one barrel roll? It is an rv.
Nice RV! One clarification on the maintenance rules, with Experimental Amateur Built aircraft, anyone can do any maintenance activity on the plane but a person must hold a repairman certificate for the plane or be an A&P to sign off the annual condition inspection. That being said, just because you can does not mean you should.
Very true. Should always know what you’re doing... well at least understand what you’re doing
"This is actually an RV8A tricycle gear version. So not an actual airplane. " -Sarcastic tailwheel pilot.
GeneralChangOfDanang I was about to comment that the little wheel is on the wrong end.
How much tail wheel time do you have? What airplanes?
Jon Johansen is likely one of Vans most qualified and record breaking pilots and representatives. He has about 7000 hours in his owner built Vans' tail draggers. He is now building an rv8A and says he's tiring of the long cock competition that drives the tail wheel nose wheel argument. He has a point: it is juvenile, clichéd and boring.
TheLZisTooHot .....every modern airplane is a nose wheel....can't help if you're living in the past. BUT you're SOOOOO TALENTED flying tailwheel. The aviation community bows to your brilliance
I have an RV-8. Considered the RV-8A initially, but decided to go with the taildragger out of concern for the robustness of the nosewheel design. I'm more comfortable with the taildragger for unpaved runways. They're both fantastic airplanes whichever way you go.
Beautiful, but I noticed you don’t fasten shoulder belts, is It intended?
The nose wheel landing gear is not for landing on, it is just to keep the nose of the deck when taxing after landing :-)
Why do you have dual GPS? Run one of them to a splitter for multiple EFIS
Do MORE Rv's!
The 8 is the best Vans design, as long as it's conventional U/C😉
Looks much better as a tail wheel
Bobby. how about a video regarding the gear you use when flying and when sailing. camera(s), mounting(s), mike(s), software etc. Thanks get work on both channels
wish my school had that elective!
F-16 bubble canopy!
Wow, second comment! Well done Bobby is a beautiful small airplane!!!
Per NPR, at the time of her death (age 102) Mama Bird had flown more than any pilot. She was also a helicopter pilot.
She was an amazing woman to learn from!
I like the RV-8 with tail wheel looks good but I'm sure not that fun when you want to land in a crosswind. I would not say they are cheap from kit to flying looking at around 100k if you include paint, and tools that's not even quickbuild. Best to find a half built kit buy at a discount still get the repairman's certificate.
What brand are your sunglasses? Already hit the LIKE button!
Ray Ban Wayfarer and thanks!
LOL on the phone books
I like the Rv,s but, if i build, i have an itch for the mustang ll
My wife and I have become empty nesters oh, LOL, LOL, LOL, great airplane.
What a great fun aircraft for so little of an investment! Just where were you on this flight Bobby? I didn't recognize the name "Morristown" let alone the topography!
Edward Grant KMOR in east TN
Landing just past the 1000 foot markers is great, especially on a 5700 foot runway. Great landing by the pilot. But the back-seater saying "Right on the numbers!" sounded a bit funny to me.
if you listen to the very next words out of his mouth, he corrects himself and says "err right on the center line"
You need to see if jim pratt in Dallas will do a video in his RV. He builds them in his hanger
Which airport in Dallas? There are about 6 major ones. I'd like to see if he'll sell me a hand built.
Google his name. He helps owners build them and runs a workshop.
The person's name is Jay Pratt. And he's based near Fort Worth.
What's that new-fandangled wheel on the nose for?
Samuel Greer training wheel😂