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APCO Mayday Reserve Parachutes

Apco Aviation started manufacturing the Mayday reserve parachute in 1977, and since then put over 30 000 pieces into service in the Paragliding and Hang Gliding markets. The Mayday has hundreds of life saving deployments to its name, from beginners to world champions ( Read letters from saved pilots).

The Mayday Square follows in the proud tradition of the Mayday Range, and is built to the same exacting standards that has made the Mayday range the benchmark of all reserve parachute systems.

The advantage of the square design is that it gives a more stable descent (less pendulum effect), and therefore has a lower sink rate!
The Mayday Square is compact in size and weight.
This makes it a very attractive package for pilots concerned about the weight of their kit.
The Mayday Square is certified to EN standard in 3 sizes – 100, 140 and 160 [kg] with sink rate of ~5.1 [m/s].
Supplied with a short dyneema bridle, for Paragliding or Paramotoring, it is the best performing reserve in terms of sink rate and stability at an attractive cost to weight ratio.

 

  • Stable descent
  • Low pack volume
  • Fast Opening
  • Low Sink Rate

Important Sizing Notice

Please make sure that the reserve size you select is compatible with your harness reserve pocket/container.

We are happy to assist with reserve size selection, but it remains the buyer’s responsibility to confirm compatibility with their specific harness.

FlyMachine SA cannot accept returns, refunds, or exchanges if the reserve does not fit your harness pocket after purchase, and cannot be held responsible for incorrect size selection or harness compatibility issues.

Please check your harness manual or contact us before ordering if you are unsure.

Packed Size vs. Volume:
The volume is measured by water displacement, and represents the smallest recommended packed volume, or the volume of the smallest recommended container to be used for the reserve. The specified volume is therefore far lower than the calculated volume that would be derived from the specified measurements.
The Packed Size measurement represents the measurements of the factory packed, but not compressed reserve, ie. the max dimension for each axis, and in its specified deployment bag, as shipped from apco.
The weight may vary by up to ±3%.

 

Mayday MD Square 100 MD Square 140 MD Square 160
Area [m2] 25 33 38
Gores 16 16 20
Weight [kg] 1.341 1.675 2.140
Packed Volume [cc] 4000 4800 5320
Packed Size [cm]
Length x Width x Height
20x19x8 26x21x10 32x24x12
Load[kg] 50-100 80-140 90-160
Sink Rate m/sec 5.1 5.1 4.9
Certification According to EN 12491 up to 100kg According to EN 12491 up to 140kg According to EN 12491 up to 160kg

 

Mayday SQ 100

R14500

Available on backorder

Mayday SQ 140

R15000

Available on backorder

Mayday SQ 160

R16000

Available on backorder

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