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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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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.

Plane and Simple

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Removing blind rivets.

AWOS Micro Tower

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Ever wonder what an AWOS system looks like and where you would buy one for a small airport? The MicroTower from Potomac Aviation is...

Scout ADS-B

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A pocket sized, dual-band ADS-B receiver has just been released by ForeFlight called "Scout."  This may be one of the smallest off-the-shelf solutions available...

Watch Those Sharp Edges

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Grommets and bushings provide simple, inexpensive protection from sharp edges of all kinds. Sometimes neglecting small details can bite us on the backside when...

In Case You Missed It

Engine Beat

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Removing your oil filter is not nearly as easy as putting it on. Steve Ells shows you how to take it off without turning your workshop into a Hazmat site.

The Dawn Patrol

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Good things come in threes.

Wind Tunnel

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In order to bank the airplane and execute a turn properly, adverse yaw must be countered or eliminate altogether. The discussion of how to do this includes rudder control, aileron-rudder interconnects, directional stability, differential ailerons, aileron drag and the use of spoilers;

Rear Cockpit

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On electric light.