Jon Croke
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.
Tiny Transponder from uAvionix
It may seem like everything but the kitchen sink is included in this new, tiny transponder from uAvionix. The echo ESX is a Mode...
Just 103 Solo
Just Aircraft LLC, best known for their SuperSTOL and Highlander aircraft designs, is now demonstrating their new, 'not for sale quite yet' aircraft model...
AWOS for Your Private Airstrip
I have been keeping my eye open for an affordable way to add AWOS capability to my home airstrip and I stumbled upon a...
Label Those Wires!
A look behind most homebuilt instrument panels will present a maze of electrical wires. Those wires may be neatly bundled or the view might...
In Case You Missed It
Around the Patch
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook comments on how recent software enhancements improve the performance of the Grand Rapids Technologies Horizon HX EFIS.
Setting Up Shop
Before you decide you cant build a plane because you don't have enough shop space, think again. After all, as author Bob Fritz points out, projects have been built in apartments. This article wont go quite that far, but it does detail some pitfalls to avoid and makes suggestions about maximizing the ease and efficiency of working in a limited-space environment.
Rear Cockpit: The Other Guy’s Plane
In a parallel life of mine—auto journalism—shop talk occasionally got around to just how...