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Jon Croke

Jon Croke
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As the founder of HomebuiltHELP.com, Jon Croke has produced instructional videos for Experimental aircraft builders for over 20 years. He has built (and helped others build) over a dozen kit aircraft of all makes and models. Jon is a private pilot and currently owns and flies a Zenith Cruzer.

Legal Eagle at Oshkosh 2024

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Legal Eagle designer Leonard Milholland talks about his ultralight aircraft. Leonard is close to his 100th birthday at AirVenture 2024 in Oshkosh Wisconsin and...

Titan Tornado at AirVenture 2024

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We checked in with builder Dan Kroeplin on the 30th anniversary of the Titan Tornado.

Future Vehicles Dingo Aircraft

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A biplane ultralight kit for less than $18k.

Roadside Assistance With a Smile

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Sunday morning sees a great influx of camping rigs arrive at Camp Scholler for the start of show activities on Monday. Prepared for just about...

Building the Affordaplane, Part 3

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Plane and simple.

Building the Affordaplane, Part 2

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From a construction standpoint this ultralight design is quite unusual in some ways and very traditional in others.

ULPower Tempts Builders With “Shirts for a Snap” Micro Event

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Mid-day Saturday found a small frenzy around the ULPower Engines booth.

Dingo

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A single seat, open cockpit biplane.

Sun ‘n Fun 2024: First Impressions

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Some quick, but candid impressions from my first day at the Sun ‘n Fun air show in Lakeland, Florida.

What About an Ultralight?

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Ever consider what it might be like building an ultralight?

In Case You Missed It

Aero ‘lectrics

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This month, author Jim Weir lays the groundwork for a solar battery charger, complete with preliminary circuit board considerations drawn from a rats nest and details about how to order a pre-fabricated board.

Perking up the performance of a Glasair Sportsman

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Power Flow exhaust shows a measureable efficiency gain over the standard system.

Completions

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Builders share their successes.

Metal Magic

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The mysteries of the English wheel.