Grant's Pilot Status
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According to Kirby Grant, III, his father was a pilot, and the two flew together many times. Grant was rejected for pilot training during World War II because of color blindness. In the article "310 B Goes To Hollywood," Bill Fergusson, the show's usual stunt pilot on loan from the Cessna Aircraft Company, recalled how Grant flew the 310B like a professional. According to Gloria Winters, Grant started his flying career in a 1929 Waco.
As in his television series, Grant was a rancher and flier. His ranch was located in Valley Center, California. His home was on Valley Center Road at the end of his private airstrip.(4)
It has been reported that Kirby Grant's pilot's license was issued in 1929 and expired in 1978 for medical reasons. There are many anecdotal reports of Grant flying airplanes at air shows.
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