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Old 5th Feb 2015, 10:52
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Ian W
 
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Originally Posted by freespeed2
If the pilot concentrates on maintaining altitude during the exercise then at Vmca the aircraft will roll very rapidly to the failed engine.

Vmca is generally close to the stall speed. Maintaining aft control column and max rudder deflection at this speed has a name: Full pro-spin action.
And the rapid roll is a typical 'auto-rotation' entry to a spin.
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