To help you organize your own objectives and requirements for a private jet trip, Helium Report has prepared the following checklists for you or your assistant:

Private Jet Preflight Checklist: 3-4 days beforehand

• Determine your goals for your in-flight time. Do you want to rest or catch up on a book? Watch a movie? Conduct a business meeting? Complete a project?
• Determine passenger list
• Consider additional passengers who might fill empty seats, or join in the event another passenger cancels
• Check with passengers on catering preferences, dietary restrictions, media preference (movies, music), and their own goals for in-flight discussions, meetings or projects
• Notify passengers of any baggage restrictions and request detail on any special baggage requirements
• Confirm flight times
• Confirm weather conditions (and flight delay risk)
• Request flight information: Crew names, flight operator, aircraft tail number, and auditor reports on all three
• Request an estimate of flight costs with an expense breakout if appropriate
• Arrange ground transportation
• Provide guest instructions – a tail number and instructions on packing, parking, the general aviation terminal location and how to find the plane

• Check crew IDs
• Confirm that crew and plane match the plan. If not, request an explanation and a new set of reports
• Confirm catering and media choices
• Discuss flight and weather conditions with flight crew
• Run through Flight Safety Checklist

Your account manager may have further questions and clarifications as well. For additional guidelines on getting the most of your private jet travel, take a look at the Enjoy section of the Helium Report Decision Guide to Private Jet Travel, available for free download. It includes special tips on hosting friends and business associates, and concerns for politician passengers.