8/18/11

JOHN PRATT MODEL EXHIBITION AT PETALUMA MAIL DEPOT

John Pratt, one of SAM 27s most prolific builders and flyers of freeflight rubber models, has 30 of them on display at downtown Petaluma's Mail Depot at 4th and C from now until September 6th.

John will be in attendance on Saturday August 20th - at a reception between 11am and 1pm.

You can see the collection during the Mail Depot's regular hours (Mon-Thurs 8 - 6, Friday 8-5 and Saturday 9-3)

John has flown his exceptionally wide range of models competitively all over the US and in Europe, and his models are beautifully built, as evidenced by this classic 1932 Gordon Light Wakefield which was performing at Lakeville this morning along with Paul's similar model.(Despite the wintry appearance, it wasn't long before the fog blew away to reveal clear blue sky.





2 comments:

flyin_brian said...

An amazing display, indeed...a huge body of work by one man.
Clearly thousands of hours of work, collected in one location.
Everything from a giant-sized Jimmy Allen to a tiny Phantom Fury.

Mr. Pratt's accomplishments are quite remarkable...he's a superb craftsman.

Anonymous said...

A wonderful tribute to the stick and tissue planes and the masterful craftsmen who build and fly them.