there are two ''body lengths" of the MU2...the short sporty one like the one in question
and the longer body one which I flew (J model for anyone who cares).
while they are both demanding, the shorter one is more so, or so I have been told.
they are quite cheap to buy, used...because of their demanding reputation.
However, if you are on your toes, always ready, they can be amazing little machines...the landing gear is off the F104 Starfighter.
I routinely operated out of a 2500' strip and was one of the very few turbine engine planes on the field.
One day I traded an hour flying the MU2 with a King Air 90 guy. He had is hands full, and I said: is that all there is to it?
I shut an engine down in a test flight and the NTS system worked, however the plane, half full of gas and no one but me on board could not hold the pre computed altitude and I started a driftdown.
This tragic crash kind of reminds me...we always practice losing an engine at takeoff...but the most insidious of engine failures is during a long low power descent.
when you add power to level off near the airport, you can be surprised! and if you aren't ready, BAM