Description of Tool Usage:

This tool is used to check the force required to move the rudder pedals. The tool consists of a gauge assembly and is a pogo-stick type arrangement with a handle assembly and an extension assembly. The handle assembly is a tube equipped with a T-shaped handle, an angle measuring device, a compression gage, and a foot brace. The extension assembly is a mating shaft with two plates, one cushioned to interface with the rudder pedal on one end, and telescoping through the lower end of the handle assembly to contact the compression gage on the other. A ball lock pin on a lanyard is used to hold the two assemblies to each other when the tool is not in use.