Propstrike,
Luxury! That is far too new! Mine was actually delivered as a plain piece of paper, a quill and a note to ‘Please fill it in as you fly’. Try telling that to the young pilots today…..(apologies to Monty Python and a bit of Blackadder)

Wise words already! I was very nervous on my skills test; my legs were actually shaking whilst taxying! However once I started the take-off roll I started to ‘relax’ as I relalised that this was what it was all about – flying the aeroplane safely and accurately.

I am sure you will be fine. Good luck.

I believe it is a completely revised edition. I will check my copy tonight (I am at work at the moment) and reply in the morning.

Plenum chambers, in general, are used to smooth out the air flow, equalise the pressure and can help quieten the noise down a bit. Typically used to ensure a more even pressure distribution. They are also found in most turbochargers. In most aircraft air supply systems the bleed air from the engine is controlled by some form of shut-off valve, this valve bleeds air off into a plenum chamber which, using pressure differential, assists in closing the larger shut-off valve.
In fact plenum chambers can be found just about anywhere where there is a large amount of air to be handled.

But back to your specific query! In the Pegasus engine after the air has passed through the LP compressor some of it is bled off straight to the front nozzles to provide thrust. Rolls Royce introduced a plenum chamber here and injected some fuel and ignited it. They called this Plenum Chamber Burning and it gave considerably more thrust from the front nozzles. I believe they patented it but stand to be corrected.

I also stand to be corrected by any current Harrier engineer who knows better!

I have often thought about this. I think that, as has already been said, providing you recognise the fact that you do not fly often and are extra vigilant and use the checklists correctly then you are reducing the risks quite considerably. I tend to plan my trips, as much as possible, at home so that I can take time to study the route carefully. Then I only have fill in the missing weather details, check NOTAMS etc on arrival at the airfield. This, I find, reduces the stress on me when time is of the essence.

A lovely specimen indeed and it looked even nicer close up.

(Thanks to everyone who turned up at Bourn on Saturday; a substantial amount of money was raised. I have more details if anyone is interested.)

Papa Lima,
Has your questioned been answered?
As an ex-Phantom Phixer I may be able to help.