"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." - John Wooden

The story I hear too frequently is about John W. Ownaplane, who owns a successful business and wants to buy a plane to expand his business and get home at night. A friend tells him about a good deal, he checks it out, compares it to the other literature he has received about other planes and decides to buy this hopefully great plane. What could possibly go wrong? More that he ever imagined.

Everything to consider in the plane buying, selling and owning experience is possible at this Web site, including personal "one on one" help, so relax and enjoy this unique opportunity to improve your decision making skills!

The following truths may help:

• Every airplane user is unique.
• There is no such thing as the perfect airplane for the perfect person.
• There is no surefire method of even picking the best plane.
• Every airplane is a compromise.
• If time is on your side, you will make a better decision!
• Falling "in love" with one particular plane is a sure way to remove objectivity from the decision.
• The best you can hope to do is to compare what you can learn about each plane, and make the best decision that fits with your priorities, vision, mission and budget.
• Buying a plane is a learning process that is most effectively done with the assistance of someone who does it every day. This helps soften the learning curve dramatically.

The purpose of this process is to outline, summarize and provide details to help you make the best decision possible. It will also help to keep you from making a costly mistake.

You can gain the most from this experience by first reviewing the basics of any plane purchasing transaction. Then get deeper into the details of any particular area. Next, go even deeper into the process, if you suspect there is more to learn or questions to consider. Finally, your own unique experience may help someone else, so please leave any notes that you'd like passed on.