A helpful FBO, maintenance and repair shop, and flying school at the east end of Camarillo airport (the map that goes with this review is badly wrong at the time the review was written, but the address -- 50 Durley -- is basically correct).
The owner Larry and his staff (especially Heather, Tommy, and Brian) helped me beyond the call of duty when a Cirrus SR-20 I was flying developed electrical problems and required alternator repairs a few weeks ago. The rental aircraft at Skyblue -- including a bunch of Cirruses -- looked to be in good shape and were competitively priced, and there was a very diverse bunch of aircraft (ranging from 152's through hi-end Cirruses to turbine twins to Yak jets...) being worked on in Skyblue's hangars. I can think of worse places to fetch up for a few days with a broken Cirrus (at least I didn't own the damn plane) :-). read more