I guess I'm saying that I do not see any allowance in the PTS to ask "what are 8 or 9 factors of Vmc", because it's not covered under anything in the PTS, and it's not a real thing. Those certification factors are not meant to be "things that affect Vmc", they are meant to be conditions to set up for the worst case scenario. Since you are testing it in takeoff and that's the worst case, you are setting up for takeoff. Not every one of those things is meant to "affect" Vmc. I didn't even mention AoA as a "factor of Vmc", but it is too, even though it's not in the "list", due to changes in P-factor at different AoAs, but that's my point, it's the condition of takeoff that's being set up in the FAR and that's simply what those "factors" are geared towards- certification testing conditions for Vmc. There's especially nowhere in the PTS where I could justify ever asking about "trim affecting Vmc". If that's going on, I'd say report the checkrides to the responsible FSDO as not abiding by PTS. Help me out though, if you think those questions would fall under a subject area that I outlined from the PTS above, tell me where and why? I'm open to discussion and suggestions.