CharlieMac

Yup. Poppenhagers in Indiantown FL.The place to be in its time. Not sure if Pops still posting here but if so he would remember the day I rode a double malfunction down. A Mae west in a modified 7T-U spinning so fast that as I grabbed the reserve to catch it and pulled it ended up wrapped around me like a shroud. Luckily for me the strip was muddy and I landed hard but unbroken. I peeled down the canopy and stepped out of it, picked it up and walked to pop at the shed, tossed it down and asked for my $5 rental fee back. He said "Hell, I saved you $10. If it was yours I'd. Charge $15 to repack it. Then we both laughed.

That is a jalbert parasled and it hits close to my heart because I believe it is me on #49 which I first jumped rigged with rings and strings at Delray Florida. It really was a hard opener and a wild ride when one side opened before the other. Moving to indiantown, it was short lined and then fitted with the first slider I ever saw by rigger Joe Gilby. The slider made it more dependable with much softer openings at any speeds. The split tail made it very responsive in turns but. The flare was touchy.it was stolen from my trunk in Miami around 1972, never to be seen again. I loved that rig after Gilby turned it into a real hot rod of its day.