Santa Barbara Flying Club Information

Since 1947, the Santa Barbara Flying Club has made flying less expensive, more convenient, less hassle, and more fun for generations of pilots in the Santa Barbara, California area. The Santa Barbara Flying Club currently has two aircraft based at SBA: a Cessna 172 Skyhawk and a Grumman AA-5B Tiger! Both planes are IFR certified, the Skyhawk has a GNS 430 and the Tiger has a GTN 650 touch screen (both are moving map combined GPS, ILS and COM1)! As a club we effectively rent these airplanes to ourselves for cost, so our members are guaranteed the best value for their money. We use tach time billing. It's the most accurate way to account for expense and amounts to as much as a 30% discount, especially for students who typically have the power back much of the flight, doing maneuvers or "Touch and GOs”. Both planes have 4 place intercoms and can be scheduled on-line by our members for trips as long as 10 days with no minimum flight time requirement. That’s perfect for cross country flights! Better yet, as a member you receive your own set of keys to each airplane. This eliminates any last minute hassle from having to check in and out at a desk. It’s as if you owned it, the airplane is waiting for you to arrive…24/7.