APCO Mayday Paragliding

Paragliding Emergency Reserve Parachute

Paragliding Pull Down Apex (PDA) Reserve Parachute.

APCO Mayday Paragliding Reserve > Features

The Mayday has been manufactured since 1984 and over 20,000 of them have been put into service since then. Over 200 lives have been saved as a result of Mayday deployments, and none lost. The canopy cloth is F111 "zero porosity" ripstop nylon. The skirt and apex skirt is reinforced with 1’mil spec nylon tape, neatly wrapped and stitched with a precision four-needle machine.

The line attachments have V-Tab reinforcements, sewn in place with a computerized machine, ensuring consistently high quality and strength.

The Bridle is made from 6000 pound Nylon Webbing (UV Resistant). The attachment loop is covered with a Teflon sheath, to protect it from dangerous friction which may occur during deployment. Finally the bridle has a line sheath attached, to protect the lines where they link to it. The Mayday has very fast opening times as measured in tests.

Supplied in universal deployment bag.

APCO Mayday Paragliding 16 > Technical Specifications

Area	23m2
Gores	16
Weight	1.863kg
Sink Rate	6.3m/s
Max Load	<106kg* (75% = 79.5kg)
Certification	DHV*

*As this reserve was certified under the old DHV certification standard, it is recommended that to get an acceptable (i.e. not too fast) descent rate it should not be loaded more than 75% of it's AFNOR certified weight range.

APCO Mayday Paragliding 18 > Technical Specifications

Area	30m2
Gores	18
Weight	2.220kg
Sink Rate	5.4m/s
Max Load	<120kg* (75% = 90kg)
Certification	SHV*

*As this reserve was certified under the old SHV certification standard, it is recommended that to get an acceptable (i.e. not too fast) descent rate it should not be loaded more than 75% of it's AFNOR certified weight range.

APCO Mayday Paragliding 20 > Technical Specifications

Area	37m2
Gores	20
Weight	2.690kg
Sink Rate	5.4m/s
Max Load	<160kg* (75% = 120kg)
Certification	AFNOR*

*As this reserve was certified under the old AFNOR certification standard, it is recommended that to get an acceptable (i.e. not too fast) descent rate it should not be loaded more than 75% of it's AFNOR certified weight range.

APCO Mayday Paragliding Bi > Technical Specifications

Area	47m2
Gores	18
Weight	3.250kg
Sink Rate	5.4m/s
Max Load	<200kg* (75% = 150kg)
Certification	AFNOR*

*As this reserve was certified under the old AFNOR certification standard, it is recommended that to get an acceptable (i.e. not too fast) descent rate it should not be loaded more than 75% of it's AFNOR certified weight range.