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  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Flight Principles › Derivation of VMC

    blue radial indicated airspeed by training to fly without sideslip. Pilots also learn to recognize and recover from loss of directional control associated with the red radial indicated airspeed by performing a VMC demonstration. Since the object ... demonstration is not performance, sideslip occurs during the maneuver. Detailed discussion on both the loss of directional control and maximum OEI climb performance follows. Derivation of VMC VMC is a speed established by the manufacturer, published in the AFM/POH…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Flight Principles › VMC Demo Stall Avoidance

    mask the sound of the stall warning horn. While the VMC demonstration shows the earliest onset of a loss of directional control when performed in accordance with the foregoing procedures, avoid a stalled condition. Avoid stalls with asymmetrical thrust, such ... hazards of spinning as a result of stalling with high asymmetrical power, yet is effective in demonstrating the loss of directional control. To reduce the risk of a loss of control, avoid performing any VMC demonstration from a high pitch…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios

    directional control, (2) loss of performance, and (3) loss of flying speed. All have equal potential to be lethal. Loss of flying speed is not a factor, however, when the airplane is operated with due regard for directional control ... certain airspeed and point, with the gear up, and climb performance assured result in a continued takeoff. With loss of an engine, it is paramount to maintain airplane control and comply with the manufacturer’s recommended emergency procedures. Complete failure…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Flight Principles › ⦁ All propeller controls in the recommended takeoff position throughout VMC determination

    bank reduction between 5° and wings-level. Since VMC was determined with up to 5° of bank, loss of directional control may be experienced at speeds almost 20 knots above published VMC when the wings are held level…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Multiengine Training Considerations

    pilot will be able to take appropriate action leading to a safe outcome. Much of this chapter discussed loss of directional control. How to obtain the best performance with an inoperative engine was also described in detail. These two considerations…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Rejected Takeoff

    some situations, it may be preferable to continue into the overrun area under control, rather than risk directional control loss, landing gear collapse, or tire/brake failure in an attempt to stop the airplane in the shortest possible distance…