Apco MayDay Light

Apco Aviation started manufacturing the Mayday in 1984, 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.

The Mayday is available in three sizes, all available with a short or long bridle, for paragliding or hang gliding. Apco also manufactures a wide range of accessories for the Mayday range. This includes front and side mounted external containers for paragliding as well as external containers for hang gliding, split bridles, long bridle extensions, UV-sleeves and much more.

Light weight
Low packed volume
Dependable
Fast Opening
Low Sink Rate
High Strength

Size	16 LT, 18 LT, 20 LT

Size	16 LT	18 LT	20 LT
Reserve Type	round	round	round
Steerable
Minimum Load (kg)	0	0	0
Maximum Load (kg)	100	120	140
Certification	EN	LTF	EN
Reserve Weight (kg)	1.49	1.92	2.30
Gores/Panels	16	18	20
Sink Rate	6.15	5.10	4.48
Flat Area (m^2)	23.00	30.40	37.50
Length (m)	0.00	0.00	0.00
Packed Volume (liters)	3.55	4.80	5.00

Size

16 LT

18 LT

20 LT

Reserve Type

round

Steerable

Minimum Load (kg)

Maximum Load (kg)

100

120

140

Certification

LTF

Reserve Weight (kg)

1.49

1.92

2.30

Gores/Panels

Sink Rate

6.15

5.10

4.48

Flat Area (m^2)

23.00

30.40

37.50

Length (m)

0.00

Packed Volume (liters)

3.55

4.80

5.00

We only sell gear directly to customers in our region (NC, Southeast USA).
If you submit an order request but are outside of our region,
we will connect you to the importer, dealer, or local gear rep nearest you.

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We only sell gear directly to customers in our region (NC, Southeast USA). If you submit an order request but are outside of our region, we will connect you to the importer, dealer, or local gear rep nearest you.