CFR > Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT (parts 21 to 50) > PART 31—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: MANNED FREE BALLOONS > SUBPART D—Design Construction (§31.31 to §31.65) > 31.53—Drag rope.

31.53—Drag rope.

If a drag rope is used, the end that is released overboard must be stiffened to preclude the probability of the rope becoming entangled with trees, wires, or other objects on the ground.