I remember it as being a very capable performer, bearing in mind the 160hp(?) engines.
I did my Night 1179 in 198X from AAA-BBB-AAA with 4 males on board. The single engine performance was still 200-300 fpm on the go-around. Now clearly we did not carry full fuel, but retrospectively I suspect that a load and balance calculation would have made us illegal!
Sittin gin the back while the others did their 1179 bits was 'interesting'
Overall, I thought of it as a very benign handling and capable aircraft.