PHOTO GALLERY
• Factory Tour
• Factory Flight
• Family Photos  

RV-8 PROJECT
• Workshop
• Tail Feathers
• Horizontal Stabilizer
• Vertical Stabilizer
• Elevator
• Rudder
• Wings
• Fuselage
• Battery
• Panel
• Engine
• Interior
• Canopy
• Plenum/Cowl
• Wiring
• FWF
• Painting
• Flying!

PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT
• MD-11 
• F4 
• Beech Baron 55
• Beech Baron 55
• Beech Sierra
• Cessna 172
• Piper Cherokee

MISC
• RV6A
• Air Shows/Fly-In
• Email Us

1 May 2009- 3  Ballard Built RV8's FOR SALE Listed below by price

$125,000 Owner/builder Mike Ballard

mballard@knology.net

$115,000 Jay Billhorn owner/ builder Mike Ballard

 jbillhorn@cox.net

$ 99,000 Jim Ballard owner/ builder Jim Ballard & Mike Ballard

james@halgibsonco.com

All 3 aircraft listed above for sale.  More photos and additional specs on request.

March 22,08-Gulf Shores Flyin

March 22,08-Gulf Shores Flyin

March 22,08-Gulf Shores Flyin

 March 08-Auburn Red Cross Flyin

VHF Smokers Feb 08

VHF Squadron Auburn 07

Oct 06-SERFI

June 06- RV8 number 2 flies!

Feb 2005-Judy Judy Judy RV8 on cover of EAA Feb 2005 Issue

October 04-Fall flying over Alabama with Nomad, & Rascal

27 Mar 04-Flyby at Mallard's Landing, GA  Fly In

Nomad on right wing and Rascal on left-27 Mar 04

27Mar04-Judy gets flight in Vic's Stearman at Mallard's Fly In

RV fighter escort for P51-Auburn,AL Fly In-13Mar04

17 Feb04-The 100 dollar hamburger at Pell City AL (PLR) restaurant.

17 Feb 04-Fun Flying

11 Dec 03

11 Dec 03-

Kick the tire, light the fire, brief on guard, first one to active is lead, LET'S GO!

Almost 3 years to the day to finish both RV6A & RV8 and then fly formation.

11 Dec 03-Flying 0n brother's wing- no clouds-perfect

FLYING! 28 MAY 2003 N165JM Flies

Safety chase was Johnny White, Camera Ship-Ned Linch

First Flight-28 May 2003

FAA Jack Clark left, John Burgin DAR, Me smiling with Airworthiness Cert.

28 May 

!9 April 03-Taxi and Engine Test, getting closer to big day!