Methods and systems for a telescopic stick and a data gathering verification system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a schedule for an equipment structure, obtaining parameter data and an ultrasonic transducer (UT) measurement from a telescopic stick, wherein the telescopic stick is configured to generate the UT measurement representing a condition of the equipment structure at an out-of-reach condition monitoring location (CML), and determining a verification assessment, wherein the verification assessment comprises a health report for the equipment structure based on a service acceptable range criterion. The method further includes inputting the UT measurement and parameter data into an artificial intelligence model, producing a degradation prediction from the model, and updating the schedule based on the verification assessment, the degradation prediction, and a service accepted range criterion, wherein the schedule is displayed by a handheld device configured to communicate with the data gathering and verification system.