The Condor is above all a very honest aeroplane. Some of the drawbacks have been mentioned above - the undercarriage - hard and wears out but very strong and the canopy which no-one has mentioned had a penchant for crushing fingers with a particularly unpleasant scissor action, which were the only two things I would have changed.
The spinning characteristics were as you would expect of an aeroplane that taught people to spin. It was consistent, predictable and fast but it stopped when asked and only did what most other aeroplanes do. I would sooner spin a Condor than a Firefly!
Changing hands on the stick to pull carb heat was interesting and of course they all had a plackard saying "All aeroplanes bite fools". The handling was good and almost everyone will speak of their fondness for them. A very British aeroplane (except that it was French) built by a very British company with 'No taxpayer's money'.
It is interesting to surmise what Roger Druine would have designed next had he not been taken ill.
Ah Rodnoc 'as they used to say'
