Wow - someone's very bored to have found that many quotes!
I wasn't aware that the FAA use the term Vmc so loosely, and I stand corrected. I don't have anything from the CAA to quote back at you (I'm not bored enough!), but certainly from the point of view of the training which is given as part of the MEP rating, and the associated written exam, Vmc has a more definite meaning on this side of the pond - which is why it's always bothered me when people use the term "incorrectly".
However, I don't think my Vne, Vno, Va comparison was apples and oranges at all. Let's say we invent a phrase, "Vmax", which we use interchangeably to mean either Vne, Vno, Va, or any other maximum speed under a given set of circumstances. In other words, there would be more than one Vmax. It would be very confusing, wouldn't it? Well, isn't the FAA use of Vmc, just as confusing? Because it can apply to many different speeds - you say yourself that there is more than one Vmc - and it needs additional clarification as to exactly which speed it refers to each time it's used.
Anyway, thanks for the informative quotes. I will bear in mind the FAA's loose definition of Vmc in future!
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