Liberty XL-2 Back In The Air

The hard-luck design gets a new lease on life as the Discovery XL-2

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Liberty XL-2, out of production since 2008, is back in the air after Discovery Aviation sold two trainers to a flight organization in South Korea.
  • The two-seat single is lauded for its excellent handling, visibility, and fuel economy (around 5 gph).
  • Today's version can be equipped with a Garmin G500 avionics suite and a Genesys STEC autopilot, with this model priced at $362,000.
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The Liberty XL-2 is back in the air after its current owner, Discovery Aviation of Melbourne, Florida, announced that it had sold a pair of the trainers to a flight training organization in South Korea. The two-seat single had been out of production since 2008.

Liberty XL-2
Courtesy of Discovery Aviation

The XL-2, to editorialize just a bit, is a cool plane. It’s a great-handling side-by-side two seater with excellent visibility, single-lever power and great fuel economy (around 5 gph). Today’s version can be had with the Garmin G500 avionics suite with a Genesys STEC autopilot. That’s the model the company is delivering to South Korea and the one that, most likely, most customers will opt for. The price of the Garmin equipped XL-2 is $362,000.

Learn more at Discovery Aviation.


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