The Islander has MANY faults, but even more unique abilities, and despite its shocking handling, it has a fond place in my heart.
I had a girlfriend like that once.
I'm sure that if I went into BN's design office and hammered numerous operator's/maintainer's valid suggestions into their heads with a 2lb lump hammer, they still wouldn't change anything. Why they can't tackle their shortcomings and revamp the bl**dy thing. No wonder the British aircraft manufacturing industry went down the plughole.
I've worked on a wide range of of older UK-built aircraft and admit to generally having a liking for them but can see why there aren't any living offspring...