Bloop 4 Photo Page              

       by Mike Sandlin                                                      Last Update:  14 February 2023     

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Local recreational flights can be frequent
for practice and satisfaction.		 Flying from fields and tracks,
just like the early days of aviation.
 Garage technology! No machined parts,
no welding, no sheet metal, no jigs or molds.
 Tweeking and twidling while the engine warms
up, scope those prismatic rudder pedals!




Rock climbing experience is helpful
when getting into the Bloop. 		Flying makes you feel good.
 Some say that by the time you see trouble on an
instrument gage, the propeller has already stopped.
 Bloop is not made to taxi, only to fly.


       
Nose down stops are important
for getting out of the plane in high winds.
 		No altimeter needed, just watch the hilltops
relative to the horizon.
 Paramotor engine and propeller,
light and plenty of power.
 Beach wheels! The best, but high
maintenance and not durable.



The prop in the rear is protected by cables from
approach by bystanders and does not blast the pilot.
 		Floyd Fronius in a minimal Bloop hangar
 Bloop tied down outside, there are
covers for the instruments and engine.
 Seeing and feeling everything may take
some getting used to, but it adds quality.
      
     
     



               
 



 
 

 





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