No, the way YOU do an annual inspection (note clearly the word inspection)
takes about 25 hours. An annual INSPECTION takes 4 to 6 hours, half of
which is paperwork.

THe rest of the stuff you mentioned (lubrication, greasing, and such) is
preventative MAINTENANCE, not inspection.

I'm not saying that you are wrong to do it, but to claim that an annual
inspection on (say) a 172 or 28-140 is more than 8 hours is not correct.

Jim



"Michael" wrote in message
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The unpleasant reality is that the average annual on a simple
fixed-gear fixed-pitch 30 year old airplane is really about a 25 hour
process if you don't have to stop and fix anything significant.