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Jon Croke
  • Brussels, WI
  • United States
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Jon Croke is attending Russell Lepre''s event
Pre-Sun'n Fun STOL Fly-In at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
April 11, 2010 from 9am to 2pm
Zenith Aircraft Company and Flight Crafters will be hosting a STOL Fly-In the Sunday before Sun n Fun - April 11th, 2010. from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. at the Zephyrhills, Municipal Airport. Fly in with your Zenith STOL CH701, CH750, or CH 801(or other a…
March 4
Jon Croke is attending Mark Townsend's event
Sun'n Fun BBQ at Foxtrot Lane
April 15, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm
Welcome to the Sun'N'Fun Annual BBQ , Held once again in the campgrounds on Foxtrot Lane. This is an evening gathering of Builders , Flyers and interested people. RSVP please so we know what to have for food.
January 4
Jon Croke added a blog post
Just released a new member of the CH 750 build videos - for those utilizing the Jabiru 3300 engine. This video was filmed at the Can-zac hangar with Mark Townsend demonstrating the engine installation process using the firewall forward components fr…
December 12, 2009
Jon Croke added a blog post
HomebuiltHELP has now released the final volume for the airframe assembly in the series of Building your CH750: "FINISHING" This title covers mounting the HT, Wings, cables, controls, doors, fuel/wire routing, etc. We are now working on a Jabiru 33…
November 16, 2009
First flight of the new incarnation of N701US this weekend, hooray!
October 26, 2009
Jon Croke is attending Mark Townsend's event
Zenith Builders Dinner at Robbins Restaurant
July 30, 2009 from 6:30pm to 10pm
Going to Oshkosh, make plans for the Zenith Builders Dinner, held on Thursday July 30 2009 at Robbins restaurant. Join in with fellow builders to hear what is going on at Zenith and with fellow builders. Always a great event.
June 29, 2009
Jon Croke added a blog post
At last! The first two volumes in the series "Building your CH750" are now shipping. Fuselage Part 1 and Fuselage Part 2 are now completed and their details are illustrated at the HomebuiltHELP website. Soon, Horizontal Tail and Wings,Slats & Flaps…
May 21, 2009
Jon Croke added a blog post
I am looking forward to releasing the first of the CH750 HomebuiltHELP builder DVDs during the month of May. This is my top priority now that I have returned from the Sun n Fun show in Lakeland. It has been a wonderful to work on this aircraft. The…
April 27, 2009

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New HomebuiltHELP Video: Jabiru 3300 - CH 750 Installation

Just released a new member of the CH 750 build videos - for those utilizing the Jabiru 3300 engine. This video was filmed at the Can-zac hangar with Mark Townsend demonstrating the engine installation process using the firewall forward components from Jabiru USA. From uncrating the engine to fitting the cowl - it is all detailed on this DVD. Details in the CH 750 section of HomebuiltHELP.com

Posted on December 12, 2009 at 12:02am — 2 Comments

Jon Croke

New CH750 Video now available: FINISHING

HomebuiltHELP has now released the final volume for the airframe assembly in the series of Building your CH750: "FINISHING" This title covers mounting the HT, Wings, cables, controls, doors, fuel/wire routing, etc.

We are now working on a Jabiru 3300 engine installation video after filming with Mark Townsend at Can-zac aviation in Canada.

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 12:49am — 1 Comment

Jon Croke

CH750 Builder Videos are now ready to ship!

At last! The first two volumes in the series "Building your CH750" are now shipping. Fuselage Part 1 and Fuselage Part 2 are now completed and their details are illustrated at the HomebuiltHELP website. Soon, Horizontal Tail and Wings,Slats & Flaps will be ready soon (about a week for each). As these titles become available, the website will be immediately updated.

Look forward to any any feedback or questions you have on the content of these videos. Hope they pr… Continue

Posted on May 21, 2009 at 9:30am — 11 Comments

Jon Croke

Working on a speedy release to CH750 builder video DVDs

I am looking forward to releasing the first of the CH750 HomebuiltHELP builder DVDs during the month of May. This is my top priority now that I have returned from the Sun n Fun show in Lakeland.

It has been a wonderful to work on this aircraft. The design of the CH750 has set a new standard in providing a fast, enjoyable experience in building your own aircraft. It was an honor to be among the first builders and I look forward to sharing this via these build videos.

I will announce the release… Continue

Posted on April 27, 2009 at 10:38pm — 7 Comments

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At 4:23pm on March 10, 2010, Sergio Fink said…
Hello Jon,
I feel honored to have been invited to be your friend. Sure I accept!
Regards,
Sergio
At 7:32am on December 22, 2009, Jake Reyna said…
Jon, I like the new look, but hyperlinks aren't underlined unless you mouse over, as you know, and it's hard to spot a link in a Comment, Blog, etc.

Happy Holidays!
Jake
At 9:27pm on November 18, 2009, Andre Levesque said…
Hi Jon!
It was sure nice to meet you in person at Can-Zac last week. Your video was very helpful in building my rudder in a little under 9 hours!!
I watched the video very carefully then cross checked the dimensions with the plans and started building.. it was really helpful.
Continue your great work!
Andre
At 7:23am on November 12, 2009, Dr. Edward M. Moody II said…
Hi Jon,

How do I remove a photo. I can't seem to figure out how to do that and I want to take down the entire ZZ Top album at this time. Help?

Ed
At 8:16pm on October 26, 2009, Tracy Buttles said…
congrats Jon
At 5:06pm on October 26, 2009, Dr. Edward M. Moody II said…
Yes life is good down here. As I posted to the site, my wife Marita graced me with her company yesterday for a brief flight... sort of an orientation flight for her. We look forward to short one day or overnight trips as the schedule and weather permit. Good luck with your test flights and hopefully there will be unexpected breaks in the weather for you.

Ed
At 3:37pm on October 26, 2009, Dr. Edward M. Moody II said…
Congats Jon. How did it go?

Ed
At 2:25pm on October 20, 2009, Alberto Martin said…
Hi Jon,
Your videos are great and saved me from errors !
At 6:13pm on October 18, 2009, Dr. Edward M. Moody II said…
Just wanted you to know the good news... I finished the forty hours today and I'm looking forward to fly-ins, airshows, and pancake breakfasts around the state. I also hope to visit some builders who are in neighboring states within reach. Rest assured, vigilance and continued tweaking are still on the agenda.

Ed
At 10:55am on September 23, 2009, Don Herbel said…
Jon, I did not get a chance to visit with you at the open house on Saturday. I have a question/ concern/ problem with the 701 nose gear lower bearings (7F8-4 and 5) and the stops (-6). Zenith is now supplying the rear bearing pre-drilled with pilot holes intended to set the location for the bolt holes into the stops. Their photo assembly guide, drawings and also chapt. 4 of your video series all instruct or indicate that the stops are to be drilled for hole locations and then back drilled into the rear bearing. When I followed this with exact dimensions, my holes drilled into the bearing missed the factory holes by 4mm laterally and longitudinally. Also, Zenith is now supplying the front bearing 10mm shorter longitudinally. This caused my holes through the gear stops to come out 6mm from the back edge instead of the required 10mm miniumum. I have talked both with Caleb and Roger and cannot get a sense that there is any procedure in place at the factory to inform builders of these types of changes. They have been good to replace both parts with no pilot holes and at the original dimension at no charge, however. I just wanted you know in case you have a way to change your videos in the future.
Don Herbel
builder 7-5921
Claremore Okla

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