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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 10 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.

Plane and Simple

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Making paint stick to aluminum.

UL Power Inspires Young Minds

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The UL Power engine booth displays a specially made engine block on a pedestal with a cutaway that allows the internal components (pistons, crankshaft)...

Have a bike? Need a lift?

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An innovative mount for carrying a bicycle is available for the new Murphy Radical kitplane. This is a unique under wing design option for...

Parts at Sun 'n Fun

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Bolts, washers, cotter pins, aluminum sheet and steel tubes. These are the staples of building an aircraft. The usual way to obtain these components...

FlightBox ADS-B receiver

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For the last year Steven Sokol has been working on creating a new business called Open Flight Systems. His goal was to design a...

Portable Remote-controlled Tug

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At first glance, I thought they were demonstrating a radio controlled toy. This child-sized, motorized, and looking like a military tank gizmo came racing...

Cool Tools from Perennial Exhibitors

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Kathy and Randy Hadsall have been providing demonstrations of their ClampTite clamp making tool at Sun n Fun for 8 years straight - and...

Plane and Simple

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Keep it in the groove.

Plane and Simple

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Locate that hole-precisely!

Plane and Simple

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Non-round panel openings.

In Case You Missed It

25th Anniversary: Loran and GPS take over

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Todays GPS technology has largely supplanted loran as a navigational aid in Experimental aircraft, and thats not a bad thing. By Marc Cook.

Thunder Struck

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Some of my fondest memories are nestled in the early days of various race...

Firewall Forward: Exhaust Systems

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Besides venting engine exhaust, an exhaust system must heat the cabin and warm the carb. Some crucial rules must be heeded, no matter what kind of system you choose.

Wind Tunnel

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To find the speed, lose the drag.