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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.

Hinges For Your Homebuilt

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Piano hinges find themselves in all kinds of places as we examine the structure of our homebuilt aircraft. Providing a pivoting mechanism for control...

Plane and Simple: Perfect Cuts in Aluminum

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Making the perfect cut.

Plane and Simple

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Dont blow into the pitot tube!

Plane and Simple

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Making interior cuts in sheet metal.

Bleed Like a Pro!

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Bleed like a pro!

Plane and Simple

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Filling without spilling.

Jack and the Bally Bomber

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In a prominent location of the Homebuilt Camping area you'll discover a truly one of a kind experimental aircraft: a 1/3 scale of the...

Plane and Simple

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Double-duty band saws.

Plane and Simple

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Riveting soft materials.

Plane and Simple

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Rulers move over.

In Case You Missed It

Humberd and his daughter posing with the 750 SDXtreme.

Building the 750 SDXTREME: Part 16

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Tubeless tires, prototype gear, and cabin mods—follow the ongoing adventure of getting the highly modified 750 SDX on its feet.

Tips From the New Guy

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Helpers. By David Boeshaar.
When possible I pre-polish skins, like this Onex vertical tail skin, through Nuvite grade C prior to assembly. Polishing tools

Taking a Shine To 6061-T6 – Part 2

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Cutting the initial shine with NuShine II F9 is key to a polished finish. Here's how to master the pad, pressure, speed, and polish for gleaming results.

Taking Care of Old Pushy and Pulley

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Modern propellers do a good job of converting engine horsepower into thrust, and are generally tough and sturdy. But every prop needs care. Steve Ells looks at the top prop-care tips.