family airshows
2005
Art Scholl
Showmanship Award
2008
Bill Barber
Bud Granley
Flying has been a part of Bud's life since he was 9 years old. He and his brothers were playing when they saw a Tiger Moth biplane glide to a landing on their uncle's farm. They ran to see the plane, and were amazed to find that their Dad was the pilot. He had secretly earned his flying license. Bud and his two brothers were hooked on aviation after that. Their father made a career of flying, and saw his three children begin their lives in aviation
Bud joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1956 after earning his wings with a Royal
Canadian Air Cadet scholarship. He was awarded honor scrolls at basic, and advanced flying schools in the flying the T-6 and T-33. He served 3 years flying the F-86 Sabre in Baden-Baden, Germany. He was a member of the Canadian gunnery team which won the NATO competition for the third straight year.
Bud then instructed on the T-6 Harvard at Red Deer Alberta. He was selected to be the base solo demonstration pilot on the Harvard, thus starting his career as an airshow pilot. A civilian who had purchased a World War 11 surplus P-40 for $150 asked Bud to fly his plane at local airshows. This was Bud's introduction to WW2 type aircraft. Bud became an A-1 instructor, and served in Standards flight and as base instrument check pilot.
Bud lives in Bellevue Washington. He flew for United Airlines until retiring in 1997. He has six children.; three of them served in the Canadian Armed Forces. Two flew with the Snowbird aerobatic team, and are now airline pilots. Ross flies with United, Chris with Air Canada. Deb flies the 737 for Alaska Airlines. Bob chose the Navy, and is now a Captain with BC Ferries, but also ferries the T-6 or Yak-55 to airshows.
The T-6/Harvard, Yak-55, or the Fouga Magister are the usual airshow planes. He also flies a formation aerobatic act with his son Ross using his Yak-55 and Ross in theYak-18T. You may see Bud flying museum airplanes around Seattle; classic warbirds like the Mustang, P-40, P-47, TBM Avenger; maybe a British Hawker Hurricane or Spitfire; a German ME-109E, Feisler Strorch; or an old biplane; a Russian “ night witches” Polikarpov PO-2; a World War One JN-4 Jenny, N3N, or Stearman.
His airshow peers awarded Bud the Art Scholl Showmanship award in 2005, and the Bill Barber Showmanship award in 2008.
Ross Granley
Ross Granley comes from a large family of pilots that include grandparents, uncles, parents, cousins, brothers, and sister Deb, and wife, Shari. He was born in Red Deer, Alberta Canada in 1963, A Royal Canadian Air Force base, where his father was instructing on the Harvard/T-6.
The third of six children, Ross showed an early love of flying and a strong desire to make it his life’s ambition. Ross joined the Canadian Air Force in 1985. He received his wings in 1987, then instructed in the Canadair CT-114 Tutor aircraft in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. This aircraft is still used by the Snowbirds. He earned his A2 Instructor's rating, then was selected to fly as #2 with the Snowbird's 1990 and 1991 team. After his tour of duty with the Snowbirds he moved on to fighters at Cold Lake, Alberta. He underwent basic and advanced fighter pilot training in the CF-5 and CF-18. He earned top honors in both courses then flew the CF-18 with 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron for three years. In 1996 Ross was selected as a team member for Canada’s participation in the William Tell air combat competition. This included teams from all commands in the US Air Force. Canada swept the competition in nearly all categories including top team.
In 1997 with 3,100 hours military flight time, Ross, his wife Shari and son Gregory, transitioned to life as civilians. They moved to Everett, Washington where Ross lives while working as a pilot with United Air Lines, based in SFO.
Ross purchased a Yak-18T in Moscow which he flies in a formation aerobatic routine. The Yak-55, flown by his dad Bud, and the Yak-18T make an unlikely and unbelievably entertaining act.
T-6
The T-6 show starts with a snaproll on takeoff. Unbelievable, even to those who have seen it many times. 13 minutes in length.
::Description ::
Snaproll on take off, hammerhead, continuous rolls, climb-to 2200’ // Music on with smoke// vertical roll up ½1/2 down, vertical eight, tail slide, snap on top of loop, rolling Cuban, hammerhead, very slow roll, humpty bump, barrel roll, 2 clover leaves, tight360, 32 point roll, ratchet wrench roll. Optional with time--climb to 2000 feet. gliding loop & 8 point roll to, gliding landing.
Yak Dual
The Yak dual show performed with Buds son, Ross, gets everyone's attention. The common comments are: "unbelievable" or, "we may not watch everyone, but we always watch you guys". 12-15 minutes in length.
Opposing takeoff-rolls. Yak-55 solo: Budouchski tumbles, captop turn, flips, bunt to continuous rolls. Formation: loop and Cuban join up to, synchronized hammerheads, 3 rolls around each other, formation loop, roll, & Cuban (Ross leading), lead change during Cuban, loop and roll to Cuban push (Bud leading) inside outside roll, inside outside loop. Yak-18-solo: vertical roll, vertical 8, 1.5 snap/split S, horizontal 8 tight turn. Yak-55 solo: vertical rolls to torquski, lumps, tumbles or cartwheels to join up for the “Golden Hawk"roll to formation photo pass, quick formation reverse to landing sequence. Yak-18: knife edge, and tail wag to formation landing or crazy pass. Yak-55 tight turn to 180 degree flopping Borscht, slow rolling pass at 50 knots, inverted hover, knife edge and inverted tail wag to land or crazy pass.
Yak-55
The Yak-55 solo show is a non stop, tumbling and dynamic.
8 minutes in length.
Takeoff into 8 point roll, Budouchski tumbles, captop turn, tumble or two, bunt to continuous rolls, push-pull turn around, sideways slide to hover, RR turn around, ratchet wrench roll, rolling Cuban to triple Budster, flip top turn around , vertical torqueski, lumps, tumbles, and cartwheels, 8 sided loop(1/2 Roll each side), tight turn, flopping Borscht, slow rolling at 50 knots, inverted hover, knife edge & inverted tail wag to land.
Fouga Jet
The Fouga Jet show is a close in, dynamic aerobatic show. A ballet that leave the spectators with a sense of awe. 13 minutes in length.
Take off-& turn around, continuous rolls (200knots) turn around, 4 point & 8 point roll (240 knots), vertical roll up 1/2 down (300 knots), vertical eight to tail sliderolling Cuban, to 2 clover leaves, tight figure 8 turn, 32 point roll, ratchet wrench roll, photo pass to landing break .
2012 AIRSHOW SCHEDULE
JUNE
16-17: The Olympic Airshow w/ Yak Team, Fouga & Warbirds (Olympia, WA)
JULY
4: Tacoma Freedom Fair w/ T-6 (Tacoma, WA)
14: Yellowknife International Airshow (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) PENDING
20-21: Wings Over Whitecourt Airshow w/ T-6 & Fouga (Whitecourt, Alberta) PENDING
28: Boundary Bay Airshow w/ Yak Team (Boundary Bay, British Columbia) PENDING
AUGUST
3-4:Wetaskiwin Airshow w/ T-6, Yak Team & Fouga (Wetaskiwin, Alberta)
9-12: Abbotsford International Airshow - acts yet to be determined (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
19: Chilliwack Airshow (Chilliwack, British Columbia)
25: The Airshow of the Cascades (Madras, OR) PENDING
**Other dates with the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field in Everett, WA to be determined**
BUD GRANLEY
BELLEVUE, WA 98005
425-260-0942
Email: Cobra1444_aol.com
ROSS GRANLEY
EVERETT, WA 98208
425-876-6830
Email: Ross_Granley_msn.com
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