And another beautiful day in Hollister for inspections

The weather continued to be wonderful after my days spent under rainy/overcast skies in my new home Eugene, OR.

Rodger had his very nicely kept Discus 7D ready for inspection:

Matt's NT and Ron's E4 are lined up as well:

Annual inspections for sailplanes kept in excellent condition by owner/pilots who are the only ones to fly their ships and who are technically and mechanically inclined are most often very strait-forward and uncomplicated.  In the case of the self-launching sailplane, the complexity of the powerplant adds time and difficulty to the inspection!  However it does help to have another owner/pilot with the same type ship for consultation and comparison.
Here's Ron and his E4:

And here's Darren with his same make/model U2 and Steve who flys everything from hang-gliders to Cessna Citation jets!

These sophisticated soaring machines have electronic "gizmos" for performance and navigation on their long cross-country flights.  The battery, electric/electronic installation and connections are inspected along with all the mechanical flight controls.  After we finish with the fuselages we inspect the wings and horizontal stabilizer/elevators.

Another full day of interesting aviation...