But I'm not sure it robust enough for flight training. But then neither do I think the pipersport is but then I though piper might have the will power to address this.
Mickey,
I disagree. Not only are Tecnam's wonderful flyers, they have earned a reputation to be cheap to operate and maintain. I know a flight school that uses P92's. Over 5,000hrs of time, countless student slamming and still without a hitch.
As a side note, some people start unbelievably biased towards the Rotax engine, but they are just different to operate from Lycoming's. If you have a good tech, and read the manuals, they run flawlessly.