Signature Flight Support

Amazing experience. Mike (pilot) was informative, friendly and full of jokes. I would recommend them to whoever wants to try a helicopter tour. I will be back!

I flew an Angel Flight (non-​profit) into Signature the other day. The facility is small, but nice. The watermelon water was cold and refreshing. The WiFi speed was decent. The nice young lady at the front desk was friendly, but did not know what Angel Flight was and charged me $ 5 for about an hour of parking. I didn’t have time to ask for the manager. Angel Flight is a non-​profit organization of volunteer pilots (
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I’ll go back to using Atlantic across the way. They have a dedicated Angel Flight parking spot at the front door.

Awesome place right near the coast. You can arrange for a rental vehicle to meet you on the tarmac. The staff was very speedy and courteous.

I have been flying to Santa Barbara on GA airplanes for the last few years and Signature is my FBO of choice. Friendly and fast service and COOKIES! Nothing like getting off the flight to some cookies. The crew cars are very nice and the 4 hour limit is very generous.
The only downside is the prices and the various other tiny fees associate with fueling. But for the services they provide, those extra few dollars are worth it. Oh yeah, the fuel minimum is 7 gallons for small single engine aircraft (but check just to make sure). Otherwise you will be paying the ramp fee $$$. See you at signature!
P.S: Please don’t take all the cookies.

Flew the CJ in there the other day for a short couple hour stay… and i was impressed.
All FBO’s are essentially the same… what it really comes down to is the service, and their service today was top notch.
We called ahead asking if they had a crew car available for a couple hours. When we landed the ground crew was right there to help us, and they had very positive attitudes. at too many airports the ground crew can often seem indifferent to you being there, these guys looked like they actually liked their jobs.
We walked inside and were greeted by (Stacy? I think was her name) She was very friendly and helpful, and had us set up with the crew car in no time.
their pricing isn’t too bad either. Signature isn’t known for the cheapest prices, but this FBO will waive your fee if you purchase fuel, which is a nice option to have, so we were happy with the pricing today.
The elephant bar is right next door too, which is nice for a crew that has to wait all day. Though, their food is only okay… and their service is very slow… but you can’t beat the convenience.
Signature definitely will see us on the next visit!

One star for snotty treatment of piston engine pilots trying to get by at KSBA. Oh Signature, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? I’ve used Santa Barbara Signature since 2007 and they’ve always been reasonable. They’ll waive the ramp fee for a comparatively small fuel purchase. Their crew cars are great, and often available. But now, WTF happened?
Last Sunday, we needed to pick up a Goleta minister, for a quick turn-​around preaching engagement in Murrieta (French Valley). We called ahead on a Friday afternoon, to ask if we could do a quick pickup of a passenger on Sunday afternoon, WITHOUT a ramp fee. They said, No Problem if it’s a quick pick-​up and go. So we planned and purchased our fuel needs from Camarillo and proceded to KSBA. But when we got there, SURPRISE, they still charged us a ramp fee even though we were in and out of there in under 10 minutes! The minister had already been dropped off, so we couldn’t switch to another FBO. We had no alternative than to pay their damn fee (and not even get any fuel in return) and get going. If we hadn’t had a preacher there, I might have had a few extra strong words for them lol.
When we complained that we planned around what they told us earlier, they denied ever talking to us and said we must have called Atlantic Aviation because they allow «that». Oh, come on! We might not be corporate jet pilots but we’re not stupid. Besides, we don’t even have contact information for Atlantic. But I can assure you, I’ll get it. I’m becoming sick of Signature’s haughty attitude. I thought Van Nuys Signature’s rip-​off attitude was an exception, but now it appears it’s becoming the rule.
I guess we should give our business to Atlantic, because obviously Signature doesn’t want it.

I’ve flown into Santa Barbara from San Diego twice. Both times going to Signature.
Even in my little Cessna 172, they still treat you like a Corporate Jet.
I will continue using Signature when I go to Santa Barbara.
The staff is extremely friendly, helpful and welcoming.
Not to mention the free cookies and popcorn! Haha.
It’s also a hop, skip, and a jump away from the Elephant Bar Restaurant.
The parking fee is waived for the first day if you buy fuel from them.
Make sure to go on a weekend so you get 50 cents off each gallon of fuel!!!
I definitely recommend Signature.

Get cleared to land Runway 25, turn right onto Taxiway Juliet, taxi a few hundred yards and you’re there! It’s always a fun and scenic flight into Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, and Signature FS is the FBO for your general aviation needs.
Great customer service and good facilities here. The free Starbucks coffee and freshly-​baked chocolate chip cookies are awesome, but pretty standard fare for your typical SoCal FBO. This is a smaller FBO, but probably a good size for the amount of traffic they get here. Aircraft parking is pretty tight. Props (or shoud I say «rotors») for the dedicated helicopter parking, although the spots are pretty small. If more than one space is occupied it can get pretty tricky getting in an out, especially for a large military helicopter.
Government contract fuel is available. Not sure if they have a free courtesy car available. I’ve never asked, since the Elephant Bar Restaurant is right outside the front entrance, and my crew and I normally go there for lunch during a day trip. Overall a pretty decent place to park the old plane.