Originally Posted by
deja vu
...It's a multitude of wealthy wannabes like this that gave the MU2 a very nasty and undeserved reputation it could never shake...
I realise post #31 was from back in 2020, and further discussion of MU2 losses is thread drift, but my impression from reading material in the past was that MU2 was a challenging aircraft to fly. It seemed to be more a case of insufficient initial training requirements for this type, rather than 'wealthy wannabes', that explains many losses. Wikipedia entry for Mitsubishi MU-2 gives what comes across as a fair review under the sub heading "Safety Concerns" at:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_MU-2