In-depth guides.
What we discuss on workshop days and in the hangar, written down in full. Practical instructions, buying help and maintenance knowledge — written from decades of APCO and pilot experience.
7 guides
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Guide · Safety Read the guide →Buying a reserve parachute — the guide
Round, square or steerable — the Mayday range with the numbers from APCO's comparison table, plus the repack duties from the manual.
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Guide · Gear Read the guide →Choosing a harness — the guide
Open, reversible, pod, trike — the construction types in the APCO range with the datasheet facts: weights, sizes, certifications, protectors.
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Guide · PPG Read the guide →Buying a paramotor wing — the PPG guide
Why reflex, which APCO canopy for which level, what the datasheets say about all-up weight and trike — the reflex line F5 to F1 at a glance.
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Guide · Buying Read the guide →Your first paraglider — the buying guide
Which EN class, which size, new or second-hand — the decisions around your first own wing, with the APCO facts behind them.
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Guide · Hike & fly Read the guide →Hike & fly equipment — the guide
Light wing, reversible harness, light reserve — what the APCO range offers for mountain and distance, with the weights from the datasheets.
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Guide · Safety Read the guide →Paraglider EN classes — the overview
EN-A to CCC per EN 926-2, what the class does and does not say — and which APCO canopy plays in which class per its certification.
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Guide · Maintenance Read the guide →Paraglider maintenance — inspection, repack, care
What the recurring wing inspection covers, which intervals the manufacturer prescribes and what you can do yourself — from our workshop practice in Taufkirchen.