Your safety net
Explore our range of reserve parachutes, designed for pilots of all levels. At Gofly PPG, we understand the importance of safety, and our reserves provide that crucial backup when you need it most. Browse our selection and ensure you're always prepared for the unexpected.
Guided Mayday steerable reserve
Guided Mayday steerable reserve
Available in Regular and Superlight (SLT) Versions.
The latest addition to our world famous range of Mayday emergency parachutes – Guided Mayday (G-MD).
G-MD is specially designed to enhance our range and cover market segment which requires an advanced solution in more difficult cases of flight emergency.
The sophisticated, Rogallo type, steerable gliding emergency parachute is now available, after being fully certified by CEN to the new EN norm and approved for up to 130kg.
It is designed for the most discriminating pilot, allowing for maximum control over events in case of emergency (glider failure etc.).
G-MD mainly targets pilot segment specialising in high risk applications – ACRO, industry professionals and competition pilots, but is equally appealing to the general pilot market. G-MD deployment sequence designed to function with or without cut-off system for the main wing. Accordingly it is also attractive to weekend pilots thanks to the simplicity of use, combined with advantages offered by steerable gliding rescue system.
Features
Glides with L/D of ~1.5 – instead of high sink rate vertical descent
Fully steerable – in same fashion as paraglider, allows for choice of landing places
Very low sink rate
High deployment reliability
Ultra fast opening with low deployment shock
Good flaring capacity on landing
Exclusive to APCO – Competitive pricing
Comes complete with brake handles and bridle/riser
Available in Regular, Light and Superlight Versions for Paragliding, Paramotoring and Hang-gliding as well as a Tandem version.
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 four 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.
Dependable
Fast Opening
Low Sink Rate
High Strength
Light (LT) Mayday range – Mayday 16 LT, Mayday 18 LT, Mayday 20 LT – The LT shares the same construction as the SLT, but uses PN1 cloth which is slightly heavier.
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
Superlight (SLT) Mayday range – Mayday 16 SLT, Mayday 18 SLT, Mayday 20 SLT – The SLT shares the same construction as the LT, but uses PN9 cloth which is the lightest high-tech cloth available.
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 SLT is available in three sizes, 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.
Lightest weight
Lowest packed volume
Dependable
Fast Opening
Low Sink Rate
High Strength