A mate has one of those Cessnas and has had problems with the covering. He believes they are not Oracover but some clone. It's strange but the clear top coat seems to be splitting from the coloured undercoat.
Also - he has a Supertigre 2300 in his but it still vibrated the firewall out. I wonder what a gasser will do.
I e-mailed Austars several times regarding the plane but never received a reply.
My mate uses his as a glider tow plane but he has done extensive repairs and improvements, both on covering, firewall reinforcement, nosegear attachments and other fixes.
The planes look extremely nice and fly well but I'm doubtful on the quality.