Originally published in the September 2015 Robb Report Private Aviation Sourcebook as “Don’t Hesitate to Ask.”

If you are a first-time buyer of a business aircraft, you should be asking yourself many questions before embarking on the quest to find the perfect plane: How often will I fly and how far? How much will I need to work or sleep en route to my destinations? How much luggage will I need to stow? How tall are my typical passengers and how much luggage will they bring? How long will I stay at each dest…