Above All Aviation

Name: Above All Aviation
Address: 45 Hartley Pl, Santa Barbara, California, 93117, United States
Telephone: (805) 683-7575

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Yiluo Li 4 years ago

Just passed my checkride last week! This place is great fun, and sometimes I just go in there to hang, chill, and chat with other pilots. In terms of instructors, I've had classes with many, many of them: Matt, Joel, Alex, Mikayla, Kevin, Steve, Danny, Haley, Andrew, Akila, Braylie, Connor, Meghan, Juliet, and Anna. All very resourceful and had many things to offer, each with their special skills off their sleeves, tip and tricks about becoming a pilot, career in aviation, and life in general. And the fun thing was that Tony at the front desk was actually the Uber driver who told me how I can become a pilot three years ago! Towards the end of my training for the private pilot, I was under a bit of a time pressure. This was when Joel showed up with his Navy and "deaf pilot association" stories and took me on training 2-3 times a week, sometimes right after my local solo flights or phase check lessons, so we can knock the requirements out. Super thankful for his high standards, getting me through my checkride like a breeze. As he likes to put it: "I'd like you to go out there with your passengers and had them saying 'wow I've never seen anything like that! Where did you learn it???'" And now you know. I hope I didn't make you look bad, Joel! The owner Shawn was also really caring and knowledgeable. The snacks were awesome (I just can't help, especially those well-cut watermelon and plums in the middle of a hot day after I got off from the plane. I swear I didn't just go regularly to above all to snatch those free food and drinks and get some free WiFi). She is very familiar with the regulations and rules to ensure that we are safe and complied with regulations, while accommodating maximally to our needs. I believe this to be important. You don't want to do some sketchy things and be an unsafe pilot! We'd love to be responsible for everything we signed off and only do the things that are within our limits, whether it be regulations or safety of operations. Finally, I'm
Faro Prestigiacomo a year ago

Great staff, very helpful, mechanically sound aircraft. A great flight training facility with a flight simulator and qualified instructors.

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John Butler 3 months ago

Did my private here and working on my instrument! Great instructors and great staff. They’ve always steered me right.
Mawell Warner 9 months ago

When you hang around SBA long enough, you start to realize the owner Shawn, is the single most hated person at the airport. She weaponizes the FSDO against everyone else at the airport. She constantly makes life miserable for the rest of the community. I've never heard anyone at the airport speak well of either Shawn or her flight school. Anytime airport admin or the FSDO have to address one of her "anonymous complaints," they always laugh about it. Horrible business owner, shady business practices. I heard a story the other day from one of Above All's students. They flew a plane that had a tire blow out on them upon landing back at SBA. Fortunately, they were able to safely taxi the plane back to Above All. Shawn then had the NERVE to charge the student for the blown tire on a flight school plane, which is basically like playing roulette. Upon talking with the mechanics, the student learned that the shop had been constantly filling this tire with air because it already had a leak/issues. Never mind the safety issues, but the audacity to then pass that cost on to the pilot is crazy! Run, run far far away from this place. Much better places where you can learn how to fly.
David Williams 6 years ago

I had a great time at Above All Aviation right up until I was ready for my check-ride (flew 45 hours with them in three months) and was told that since I had to cancel one lesson on the day of (this was a ground lesson, not even flight time) that I was no longer welcomed back. If that sounds crazy, it is because it is. The more likely reason has to do with the fact that I joined a flight club and ended up doing my last solo X-Country flight in one of their airplanes. I had discussed this with my primary flight instructor at Above All and after we talked about my availability to fly he said that he didn't see any issue with me getting the final X-Country done with the flight club. I had been trying to get this one flight done for over a month and I felt soooo accomplished when I did :) Fast forward three days when the owner of Above All calls to tell me that I am no longer welcome to fly with them and that I should find another instructor to fly with. It is a real bummer since I have been with them since day one and my instructor (Bryce) was incredible. Now I have to work with another instructor and likely fly 10+ hours with them to get them to a point where they are comfortable signing me off for a check ride. It's all good because I know I still have a ton to learn and those hours won't go to waste. If you decide to fly with Above All (their instructors are great) just be careful of the politics at KSBA airport. I had heard rumors but never thought I would get kicked out of the school for something like joining a flight club which enabled me to fly more and gain more experience while working towards my Private Pilot Certificate.