As the two Jims have pointed out (thanks, guys), there are two issues he
retaining control at the time of failure and best climb performance after
the airplane is cleaned up. "At least five..." applies in the first
instance, and "..two to three..." in the second. I still run into
articles/books where the "not more than..." is supposed to apply to Joe
Sixpack, not the factory pilot. Sheesh!

Bob Gardner

"kevmor" wrote in message
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I just finished reading the Jeppesen "flight discovery" series for
their Multiengine manual, and just started reading the ASA's The
Complete Multiengine pilot. I noticed in their book that they
mentioned several times that, for best performance, you don't need 5
degrees of bank that planes are tested at. It stresses to use less,
such as 2-3 deg. depending on the plane. I noticed in your book (pg.
1-5) it says "at least 5 degrees"...which is correct? I'd have to
check the Jeppesen one again, but I think they tested climb rates with
different bank angles to figure the best one.