In reply to Alex:
Letter to editor: Clarification from PT LIFT | The Jakarta Post
The Aircraft, like all other aircraft ever designed and produced, have had their problems.
Look at the reasonably new Boeing 787 Dreamliner? Battery and Fuel Problems.
Airbus A380: Engine Problems (Concerning RR)
Cessna Most Models: Check with the thousands of accident and incident reports found.
The bottom line is, all aircraft have their problems, especially when relatively new on the market. The Liberty XL-2 is no different.
The real reason that the aircraft haven't been off of the ground in a while don't actually have much to to regarding the airworthiness of the aircraft, but possibly the people flying (or not flying) them.
For others who do not wish to view the above information from a biased view, see the thread below which gives various user opinions regarding the aircraft, performance, flight characteristics, and other factors, before making such a decision.
The article:
Liberty XL2 • View topic - New Liberty prospective buyer and introduction
The article: “Fired foreign flyboys cry foul at Lombok flight school” (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 30, page 5) does have some valid points I must admit, however the majority of the information including the 'fact' the the XL-2 can 'no longer climb more than 2,000' ' was entirely false. The aircraft itself were (and still are) more than capable of it, but the people flying them, maybe not so much....
