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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.

Tiny Transponder from uAvionix

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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

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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

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I have been keeping my eye open for an affordable way to add AWOS capability to my home airstrip and I stumbled upon a...

Plane and Simple

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Coil those sheets!

Plane and Simple

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A second life for Cleco pliers.

Plane and Simple

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Drilling in tight places.

Plane and Simple

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The ultimate informational resource for aircraft kit builders.

Plane and Simple

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Another method for transferring holes.

Label Those Wires!

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A look behind most homebuilt instrument panels will present a maze of electrical wires. Those wires may be neatly bundled or the view might...

Plane and Simple

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Protecting wires with cable sleeving.

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The Unintimidated Builder

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Builder Walter Treadwell has taken on projects that many of us would find daunting, and he keeps upping the ante. First came a Lancair 235, then a plansbuilt Jenny JN-4, followed by a P-38 and then his current project, a resized Sikorsky S-38. Some 4000 hours into the new project, Treadwell has a ways to go, but fortunately he has a mini AgCat to fly in the meantime; by Bob Fritz.

DIY Adjustable Rib Centerline Marking Tool

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As a new builder I came quickly to the step of needing to mark rib centerlines to align the ribs with the predrilled holes in the skin.

Aero ‘lectrics

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The last Floobydust.

Family Legend

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Starting as a Texas Sport kit, a little Cub with the unlikely name of Scrappy grew, with a host of custom touches and multigenerational effort, into a cherished family heirloom.