I trained on the Varsity with 4 FTS at Valley in 1962. I remember it as being a nice aircraft to fly and probably best described as matronly.
One of my instructors had a bull-terrier and this beast used to come flying with us. He would lie down between us on the cockpit floor and kept a beady eye on me throughout the flight.
I swear blind that that bl**dy dog played a major part in the debriefing procedure afterwards!