Vs versus Vmca
Am I being stupid?
Can a published figure for Vs ever be below Vmca?
I have just started ME training and found that the Duchess (BE76) loses controllability at 65 but does not stall until 60!
Unless I'm mistaken, a mishandled plane, or one subject to bad wx, below Vmca will inevitably stall. As this is below Vmca recovery action should a wing drop (incipient spin) - opposite rudder, nose forward - is not possible and the a/c will inevitably crash.
The result of this is that the aircraft should never be brought below Vmca, and can therefore never be used for stall training, which it patently is.
Come on you Gurus, please put me out of my misery (or have put me down!).