I also did my PPL on a condor in 1971. With no previous flying experience or much knowledge of general aviation at the time, my impressions were that it looked like an aeroplane should look compared to Cherokees and Cessna etc.
i.e. low straight wings, conventional tail etc. (Yes so do Cherokees, but you know what I mean!) I felt that it was the best aeroplane to learn on for an ab initio. I later went on to fly many hours on Jodels and standard spam cans. I always felt that the Condor taught me things that would have been less obvious on many other types. I am also one of those people that believes in learning at the outset on a tail dragger! As others have said, a great shame that there are not more flying schools still teaching the basics on Condors.
