Being located on an RAF station and therefore subject to there H&S, I got our instruments surveyed, suffice it to say that we have more ‘hot’ items on our main instrument panel than RAF Wyton, Henlow and Brampron combined (and that includes the PFF museum).

However, we’ve followed the JSP (Joint Service procedure to the letter) and have a spill kit and segregate our stored items from general access. How we tackle the subject when we get to incorporate them into the cockpit is a matter for later on. Generally speaking, unless you’re going to break into the instruments for maintenance or sleep with them next to you, I’m fairly relaxed about the issue. Just treat them with respect

regards

john

Hi Paul

The sticktop for a GR3 came from redundant F2 Tornados IIRC. Haven’t you got a GR1 sticktop……..?

John

Alles klar!

Best of luck mate, I’ll keep an eye out for one for you

John

I think it worth mentioning that we have been temporarily excluded from our workshop at wyton as they found some additional items above and beyond what was on our Radhaz register during an external audit. It would appear that the majority of the extra stuff is found in some crash relics which had been missed by the authorities when they did their initial survey.

We are working together with the MOD on assessing this and to be honest they seem fairly relaxed about it, they just want to know what’s there and how it is to be dealt with. The instruments do not seem to be a major concern to them provided they are not broken. I would refer you to my post on the thread mentioned above as it gives the MOD position wrt radiation hazards in Museums hosted on their units. Like anything, provided you treat these with respect they can be handled safely, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there will be major changes over the coming years

John

Hi Matt

PM sent 😉