Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › X. Multiengine Operations › Task B. VMC Demonstration (AMEL, AMES)

CA.X.B.S1b

Skill

Configure the airplane in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, in the absence of the manufacturer’s recommendations, then at safe single-engine speed (VSSE/VYSE), as appropriate, and:

Flaps set for takeoff

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-26
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Flight Principles › VMC Demo
counter-rotating engines, where the left engine is critical. With the landing gear retracted and the flaps set to the takeoff position, the pilot slows the airplane to approximately 10 knots above VSSE or VYSE (whichever is higher) and trims…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 6-11
Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb
performance section of the AFM/POH to obtain the power setting, flap setting, airspeed, and procedures prescribed by the airplane’s manufacturer. Figure 6-8. Short-field takeoff. The pilot should have adequate knowledge in the use and effectiveness…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-20
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Stalls › Elevator Trim Stall
around procedure from a normal landing approach or a simulated, forced-landing approach, or immediately after a takeoff, with the trim set for a normal landing approach glide at idle power. The demonstration shows the importance of making smooth power ... extend the landing gear (if the airplane is equipped with retractable gear). The next step is to extend the flaps to the one-half or full position, close the throttle, and maintain altitude until the airspeed approaches the normal glide…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-31
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios › Configuration
found in the AFM/POH and checklist for the particular airplane. Most direct the pilot to assume VYSE, set takeoff power, retract the flaps and landing gear, identify, verify, and feather the failed engine. (On some airplanes, the landing gear…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-19
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Spin Awareness and Stalls › Power-On Approach to Stall (Takeoff and Departure)
takeoff configuration. Trim should be adjusted for this speed. Engine power is then increased to that recommended in the AFM/POH for the practice of power-on approach to stall. In the absence of a recommended setting, use approximately 65 percent ... landing gear should be retracted when a positive rate of climb is attained, and flaps retracted, if flaps were set for takeoff. The target airspeed on recovery is VX if (simulated) obstructions are present, or VY. The pilot should anticipate…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 6-13
Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Soft/Rough-Field Takeoff and Climb › Initial Climb
pitch attitude to VY and retract the gear and flaps. The power can then be reduced to the normal climb setting. Common errors in the performance of soft/rough field takeoff and climbs are: ⦁ Failure to review AFM/POH and performance charts…