Estimated time to complete:
- 60 minutes

Aircraft:
- Beechcraft Baron 58

Objectives:
- Handling Vmc and Drag Demos in the Baron

 

The commercial PTS for the multiengine rating includes a demonstration of Vmc. The real-world demo involves just bringing an engine to idle, not actually shutting it down. Recovery is also at the first loss of control. You'll shut the engine down and run right into a Vmc stall for fun. Hey, it's a simulator, right?

You're back near Seattle, just 3,000 feet MSL. You'll want some power to do these well, so you'll leave Colorado for a bit. You're level at 3,000 feet on a heading of 330 and a speed of 101. Hold that heading, and shut down the left engine with the fuel selector. Go to full power and full-forward prop on the right engine. Use right rudder and a slight (2-3°) right bank to hold your heading.

Ref.: West, Jeff Van. Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots: Real World Training. Wiley. Kindle Edition(Location 12985).

MISSION'S SCENARIOS

Vmc Demo

  1. Initial conditions:
    1. You are near Seattle at 3000 feet MSL.
    2. You are level, on a heading of 330º.
    3. Your speed is 101 knots.
  2. Hold that heading.
  3. Shut down the left engine with the fuel selector.
  4. On the right engine go to:
    1. Full power.
    2. Full-forward prop.
  5. To hold your heading use:
    1. Right rudder.
    2. Slight (2 to 3º) right bank.
  6. Pitch up slowly to get below Vmc of 85 knots.
  7. You will need nearly full right rudder to keep flying straight (if you don't put too much bank).
  8. Slow down to 75 knots (before it stalls).
  9. You can't keep going straight without a significant right bank.
  10. Pull up further and stall.
  11. You can recover by reducing the power and pitching down the nose.

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