Van's RV8 - Super Fast Homebuilt Aircraft

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5 жыл бұрын

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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@av8rshane491 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@thecolourwhiteproductions3391 4 ай бұрын

Guys living his best life. Amazing dude

@laurenceburr2097 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video from Flying Doodles. Enjoying the interviews and learning about all the different planes. Wtg B & L!

@petronics2454 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@romanr.b.7821 29 күн бұрын

What are you selling, brother ? What business u do? Garry, the flying salesman.

@robgreene1776 5 жыл бұрын

You KNOW it's a fun plane, when Bobby has that HUGE grin going !

@chrisfly777300ER 5 жыл бұрын

Evelyn was both my dad and grandfather's flight instructor. I have met her several times. Amazing lady!

@jamesyoungblood555 5 жыл бұрын

Great flight with an outstanding plane. Awaiting the next video. Shalom

@graffixak 5 жыл бұрын

Nice camera work. The landing was beautifully interesting. What fun it must be to wear that bird like a suit.

@shortribslongbow5312 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice aircraft and flight thanks for taking me along.

@WolfandCatUnite 4 жыл бұрын

Best insightful and honest video I have seen. I am ready to fly after seeing this video. Thank You

@naijapilotxmax6006 5 жыл бұрын

The feel of a fighter jet wow! I really enjoyed this video

@johnmcdevitt3683 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary and Bobby.VERY nice plane. Tough when your biggest problem is slowing down to land! HA!

@ictpilot 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@larryhurst8958 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, love the people aspect of your videos. Keep em coming.

@colinwallace5286 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@PilotFun101 5 жыл бұрын

What a great plane! Thanks for sharing.

@lvgeorge 5 жыл бұрын

I'm quickly becoming an RV - Fan! Nice Airplane Gary! Good to see another Doodles Video Bobby! Thumbs UP!

@jamesmillson6881 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@jameswikstrom4174 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@shafnieshizard2448 3 жыл бұрын

Hey your video was crystal clear, i enjoyed watching on my TV.

@mojogrip 5 жыл бұрын

I think I see an RV-8 in your future Bobby. The grin on your face.

@naijapilotxmax6006 5 жыл бұрын

Michael you are here too wow!

@mojogrip 5 жыл бұрын

of course. this is one of my fav aviation channel :)

@muhammadsteinberg 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@randyporter3491 5 жыл бұрын

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 ! 🇺🇸🛫

@parkerfilms1 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Obviously you like that plane, but no room for the Doodles! Seriously just more great stuff. Thanks!

@MyBlueZed 3 жыл бұрын

Nice pilot. Nice aeroplane. Thanks for posting.

@wallywally8282 Жыл бұрын

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 👍🛩

@KitplaneEnthusiast 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this airplane is beautiful! Very nice job.

@roscoejones4515 5 жыл бұрын

All 8s are tandem seating, the 'A' denotes nosewheel vs. tailwheel.

@aureliomarsili3902 5 жыл бұрын

SUPER TOP QUALITY ... Thanks !!!

@louisrobinson4164 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful plane! I’m green with envy. Enjoy 😊!

@segredosdotiosam9989 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful plane , thank you for sharing

@marknisbet1990 5 жыл бұрын

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

@RichieRouge206 5 жыл бұрын

What a cool little plane! Great video

@wesvasher 5 жыл бұрын

RV yes! So excited to see this video.

@robertmurdoch1 5 жыл бұрын

Joined! Been a member for years. Always grateful!

@saltzen961 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty little girl Gary , and for a 360 she's a rocket !!! . Thanks for sharing .

@mariansmartt 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Hope you are having fun.

@CCitis 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@extremereclusefallows5779 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@dbcrn859 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can do all the maintenance. And repairs. Just need an A&P to do the annual condition report.

@VMCAviationVideos 5 жыл бұрын

I have flown on a RV8 a few times, what a great plane

@ronniecollins5650 4 жыл бұрын

super cool video to watch, I fly out of Morristown. I'll have to keep an eye out for Gary

@ClayAshby 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing the baggage area. So many videos skip such an important information point for some reason.

@jeffcard3623 3 жыл бұрын

Nice landing!

@ghostindamachine 5 жыл бұрын

Thats a damn good pilot in a great aircraft!

@flyingwithmatt1986 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic camera angles.

@brandonkoole655 5 жыл бұрын

Really nice looking runway there in Morristown

@websurfer44 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@aarontolman8866 4 жыл бұрын

I got to fly in this when John Barger was alive in Pueblo, CO. Awesome airplane!

@TheGHardin Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Wish I knew him. He built a great plane that I use all the time.

@deatz8997 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Miss Evelyn gave me my PPL check-ride!

@wynnfpv 4 жыл бұрын

So awesome!! Want to build one so bad!

@yusufsaleh5445 3 жыл бұрын

home made aircraft ? wow amazing

@jimydoolittle3129 2 жыл бұрын

Those guys at Vans RVs Knows how to make fast nice good looking aircrafts

@blimpcommander1337 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@zmatt 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@BobPritchard 5 жыл бұрын

But I think he said he is not the original builder. It's my understanding only the original builder gets the repairman certificate.

@zmatt 5 жыл бұрын

@@BobPritchard You only need the repairman certificate to sign off the annual conditional inspection.

@markh672 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@munroeje 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@corvairchris82 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to get an RV-anything someday. Van's makes some very nice aircraft.

@northtexasskies3243 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@cessna177flyer3 3 жыл бұрын

You have great taste. I own a 177B (and love it), but if I ever downsize, it’s an RV-8 for sure.

@richotero7192 4 жыл бұрын

That thing is gorgeous. The price is what got me. An expensive toy. Like a Porsche. So niiccceeee!!!!

@raisin39 3 жыл бұрын

That was funny " Some of you don't know about phone books" So true 😊

@edgewood99 4 жыл бұрын

reminds my of my helping build an RV-3...the 8's older smaller brother.

@tomasjay1005 4 жыл бұрын

I wish a T206HD would cruise at 175, fat chance. As for the video, beautiful day for flying. Just beautiful !

@vukken99 2 жыл бұрын

Rv8 is the way to go it seems...fast built easy to fly....very good speed...

@eddiecox9370 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice plane

@DOMINICAAVIATION 5 жыл бұрын

Super stuff!🔥😎

@1shARyn3 5 жыл бұрын

Why do you have dual GPS? Run one of them to a splitter for multiple EFIS

@ldoyle3rd 5 жыл бұрын

Are you in Oshkosh? Heading up there tomorrow, did not see any events on your web page, would be great to meet you!

@fingerhorn4 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@2Phast4Rocket 4 жыл бұрын

A used Cessna costs a whole lot less than a new RV8, but it won't fly as well, or as fast though.

@why_the_hell_not8789 4 жыл бұрын

Lolol, What he start talking about the kid's, he literally hit close to home! I immediately start laughing!

@donaldvincent 5 жыл бұрын

Nice plane.

@ericlozen9631 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@chantereaudominique8855 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, but I noticed you don’t fasten shoulder belts, is It intended?

@jamesschilling4659 5 жыл бұрын

👍👍 Awesome job Bobby, U R An awesome videographer!! Keep'em coming!!😀😎👏✌️🆒☑️☮💙🇺🇸🇺🇸

@fredeb67 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@ThePsvan 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. The 8A is the coolest of the RVs. Tricycle gear, low stall speed, high cruise speed, +7g and -3g. Oh yeah!

@carlwilliams1570 2 жыл бұрын

Na RV 8

@ThePsvan 2 жыл бұрын

@@carlwilliams1570 Tricycle over taildragger any day. CG behind main gear and rudder pedal tap dance after touchdown not for me.

@sanfranciscobay 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@joekelley2999 5 жыл бұрын

Rocking the beard! Love it! You coming out to Oshkosh this year?

@rockysouthflorida1707 5 жыл бұрын

Bobby Doodle is now a unofficial member of ZZ TOP! Laura loves it! It tickles!!!

@danielrrainey1 5 жыл бұрын

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

@russellesimonetta3835 4 жыл бұрын

I like the Rv,s but, if i build, i have an itch for the mustang ll

@OBENSquad_21 5 жыл бұрын

175kts cruising ? Holy shit dude, you are moving moving Yeah gonna write down that aircraft on my list for sure

@raspucin70 5 жыл бұрын

and burning less than 10 gal/hr at that

@5000mahmud 3 жыл бұрын

Shame you can’t take it international

@thomasaltruda 3 жыл бұрын

@@5000mahmud sure you can.. why can’t you?

@Rv12_pilot 5 жыл бұрын

wow so beautiful.

@RunninOnCoal 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@somebloke2238 4 жыл бұрын

Looks much better as a tail wheel

@Brantel. 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@FlyingDoodles 5 жыл бұрын

Very true. Should always know what you’re doing... well at least understand what you’re doing

@whathasxgottodowithit3919. 2 жыл бұрын

The nose wheel landing gear is not for landing on, it is just to keep the nose of the deck when taxing after landing :-)

@ivanh3 3 жыл бұрын

Per NPR, at the time of her death (age 102) Mama Bird had flown more than any pilot. She was also a helicopter pilot.

@TheGHardin Жыл бұрын

She was an amazing woman to learn from!

@daniallathum761 5 жыл бұрын

What airport do you fly out of? Any chance you would take a viewer up in your RV-8?

@Riverboat374 4 жыл бұрын

Do MORE Rv's!

@ricm96 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@flintstonefly 3 ай бұрын

RV-8s are great aircraft, but you need a ride in a Harmon Rocket,

@timm1583 4 жыл бұрын

wish my school had that elective!

@thomasaltruda 3 жыл бұрын

11:57 stalls dirty 53, and clean 51? Airspeed error? Or is that backwards? 14:19 I believe it’s stressed for +6, -3, not +7.

@samuelgreer7618 5 жыл бұрын

What's that new-fandangled wheel on the nose for?

@endwood 4 жыл бұрын

Samuel Greer training wheel😂

@abel4776 2 жыл бұрын

F-16 bubble canopy!

@Mike-01234 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@jarodmorris611 5 жыл бұрын

I just checked controller dot com and there are only 5 VANS for sale on that site. Is there another site that's better? Haven't checked barnstormer or trade-a-plane yet

@endwood 4 жыл бұрын

The 8 is the best Vans design, as long as it's conventional U/C😉

@reyesben 4 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome view, from the front seat. The only drawback is the back seat “pilot” cannot help one bit with important stuff like freq changes and airspeed. Any solutions to this issue?

@evanlevesque5481 3 жыл бұрын

The RV-7 is the solution to this ‘issue’. Same airplane, with side-by-side seating. The benefit of the RV-8 is a minuscule amount of added speed, and the centerline seating, single pilot feel of a fighter plane.

@StudioRV8 5 жыл бұрын

Hey that third wheel is on the wrong end of the plane! :)

@jcheck6 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, the 8A just does not look good but then again I am partial to my taildragger 8. tthn

@petesmith9472 4 жыл бұрын

Boring. Juvenile. Hardly original.

@StudioRV8 4 жыл бұрын

@@petesmith9472 You need to seriously lighten up, Pete. Chill. Some like blonds some like brunets. Some like taildragger, some like nosedraggers.

@petesmith9472 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@StudioRV8 4 жыл бұрын

@@petesmith9472 Pete, take a deep breath, lighten up and enjoy the day.

@raybankes7668 4 жыл бұрын

do they still make the tail dragger option on the RV-8?

@jcheck6 4 жыл бұрын

Yes Ray, there are far, far more RV-8's than RV-8A's.

@fxpthl 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@TheGHardin 5 жыл бұрын

Edward Grant KMOR in east TN