XL623 recovery from its pole in Woking

And no landing gear from the YT footage.

Thunder and Lightnings indicate that it is a gutted shell, with no engine or cockpit fittings.

If I recall correctly she is pretty much a shell.

https://www.woking.gov.uk/news?item=00005B55F316.A20DBC27.00005D9D.0005

whats happening to her

There goes the only reason I ever had for visiting Woking!

Hi All,
What will happen to XL623 ? I mean considering how long it’s been up there what would it actually take to restore her to museum standard ? or will it be just a cosmetic clean up for the next owner ? Still I hope it will go to a worthy home who can bring the Hunter back to her original look.

Nothing to do with the OP but the Elfin Safety we just upgraded to SKYQ, original installation day an engineer came out took one look at where the dish
was already situated took pictures informed us that it needed a special access team to do the job so off he trot.

Today engineer turns up informs us his partner stuck on another job so he starts on his lonesome, I am not kissing when I say he would have done the
mountain rescue proud with his gear on top of that he had to drill four securing points for his ladders to be permanently attached to the house while he did
his work.

I do get why he has all this equipment with elf’n’safety but even the original engineer said he could do the job but elfin regs is what stopped him and he
had to call the SKY SAS team out, he even told us that they have to do the same with permanent caravans and if they can’t then no SKYQ….:rolleyes:

Geoff.

Elfin Safety. Don’t it make yer sick!

I spent 40 years in the construction industry and completely recognise that there is a need for regulation and sensible guidelines, but current busybodies and absolute ‘belt, braces and binder twine’ have tied things up in knots.

It must have gone to a better home than just rotting up a pole!

No, some just get on and do the job.

Removed for health and safety reasons but as stated, failed in mentioning which sections?

Nothing mentioned on the removal personnel breaching Working at Height Regulations. No harnesses being worn in the cherry picker.

No screens up while gas cutting and I’ll bet there was no method statement or risk assessment carried out either.

Pleased it is going to a good home though.

well..the simplest explanation is that the insurance premiums rose as the airframe aged, at a certain point the risk of parts falling onto a person or property became to much for the owners.

Thanks for posting.

Removed for ‘Health and Safety’ reasons I read, although which ones it supposudley breached, weren’t mentioned!

Article was from the Surrey Advertiser (Surrey Live) website: –

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/big-apple-plane-pole-woking-14940219

Cheers

Paul

Interesting vid, just goes to show what a challenge it can be removing aircraft that have been mounted for several years. Not a job for vertigo sufferers!