Offer Includes Matching Deposits On Other Planes

Hot on the heels of at least one other general aviation planemaker, Liberty Aerospace announced Thursday its "2008 Year End Incentives Package" for the Liberty XL2.

All customers taking delivery of a new Liberty XL2 prior to December 31, 2008 will receive the following:

• Every buyer will receive a years worth of free fuel, free scheduled maintenance and free insurance.
• A $2500 fuel card. Equivalent to 125 hours in an XL2 at $4/Gal with 5 gph fuel economy.
• Free Scheduled Maintenance, to include parts & labor, for the first 125 hours or one year. A value worth up to $2500.
• Free Insurance for 12 months. A value worth up to $3000.

In addition to those enticements, Liberty also states every buyer financing a Liberty XL2 will receive a credit to cover the first three monthly payments on their new Liberty XL2, up to $3,750.

The company will also match any deposit a buyer currently has placed on any other airplane, up to $5,000 -- a play for deposit holders on Cessna's SkyCatcher LSA, perhaps? -- and will provide up to five hours of free flight training from the Liberty factory, to boot

Customers may also potentially realize up To $75,000 in tax savings. "The 2008 bonus tax depreciation will expire on Dec. 31, 2008," Liberty states. "Although each tax situation is unique, the potential to save tens of thousands of dollars will end this year."

Liberty states the XL2 is the most economically efficient, FAA Part 23 IFR Certified aircraft available today. Fully equipped with an IFR glass panel Aspen EFD 1000 Pro Digital, the XL2 is also the only IFR Certified aircraft that costs less than $200,000.

FMI: www.libertyaircraft.com/flyfree