At the end of 1985, five Airtourers from the eastern states of Australia flew to the Western Australia and back. The trip was reported in an article by Kerry Hilsberg in the February 1986 edition of Airtourer Newsletter. The trip started on 26 December 1985.
The trip took three weeks, covering 3500 nm, and representing 150 hours of Airtourer flying without any troubles. Some detailed statistics were collected during the trip, which allows a practical comparison of Airtourer 115 and Super 150 performance.