14 C.F.R. § 31.57 – Rip cords. | Midpage- (a) If a rip cord is used for emergency deflation, it must be designed and installed to preclude entanglement.
- (b) The force required to operate the rip cord may not be less than 25, or more than 75, pounds.
- (c) The end of the rip cord to be operated by the pilot must be colored red.
- (d) The rip cord must be long enough to allow an increase of at least 10 percent in the vertical dimension of the envelope.