APCO Mayday Reserve Parachutes

Available in Regular, Light (LT), and Superlight (SLT) versions for Paragliding, Paramotoring, and Hang Gliding, as well as a Tandem version.

APCO Aviation started manufacturing the Mayday in 1984, and since then more than 30,000 units have been put into service in the paragliding and hang-gliding markets. The Mayday has hundreds of life-saving deployments to its name, trusted by pilots from beginners to world champions.

The Mayday range is available in different sizes, with short or long bridle options depending on your setup. APCO also manufactures a wide range of accessories for the Mayday range, including front and side-mounted external containers, hang-gliding containers, split bridles, long bridle extensions, UV sleeves, and more.

Key Features:

Dependable
Fast opening
Low sink rate
High strength
Low packed volume on LT and SLT models
Lightweight and compact design

The Light (LT) range uses PN1 cloth, offering a lighter reserve with reduced packed volume while maintaining the trusted Mayday construction.

The Superlight (SLT) range uses PN9 cloth, the lightest high-tech cloth available, making it the best option where minimum weight and lowest packed volume are important.

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.