ICARE EXPO : The air sports Trade Fair
ICARE EXPO - THE AIR SPORTS TRADE FAIR
A 5000m² sprawl of covered surface area, the ICARE EXPO assembles over 200 worldwide manufacturers and other enterprises specialized in ultra light air sports des sports: paragliding, paramotor, hang gliding, ULM, sky diving….
It is a unique occasion for all, manufacturers, importers, retailers, schools, clubs, pilots and general public to discover an exhaustive array of inventions, artefacts, outfits, technological advances… and to encounter every possible type of aircraft and accessory or sportswear item related to the realm of ultra light flight.
Schedule :
Thursday - September 22 : 2:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday - September 23 : 10:00 – 7:30 p.m
Saturday - September 24 : 10:00 – 21:00 p.m
Sunday - September 25 : 10:00 – 18:30 p.m
(doors close 15 minutes beforehand)
If you're looking for a good buy :
- Inside the Expo is the 2nd Hand booth for paragliders, organized by the Club St. Hil’Air, where you can leave off a wing to sell over the weekend.
Aside from wings, we also accept safety chutes, instruments and accessories. Although we accept wings that have not undergone a revision, we nevertheless advise on getting a revision shortly beforehand and to furnish a certificate so as to increase all chances for a sale.
Open as of Thursday 2:00 p.m..
Contact : standoccasion@clubsthilair.fr
New in 2011 : Free gear pre-registering and general terms of deposit and sale by clicking here
The traditional 2nd Hand Market held all day Saturday and Sunday, is set up for buying and selling material of all sorts. 10,000 m2 outdoors is reserved for 2nd hang gliders, ultra-lights and paramotors.
Jean Marc Mouligné Prize
For the 5th year in a row, with support from the specialized press, the Cercle de l'Homme Volant association (Circle of the Flying Man), created in memory of inventor Jean Marc Mouligné will award a prize of 1000€ for the most poetic and innovative flying machine. The jury is particularly sensitive to the human adventure that lies behind the resulting aircraft or related invention, i.e. the lonely inventor type with no money but great ideas. Free flight press agents and association members comb the exhibition stands and performances of Coupe Icare in search of the rare pearl among the oysters.
2007: By introducing their electric paramotor, the Razeebuss gang took the 2007 prize. Electric propulsion is certainly in the air but for free flying it is uncommon. Silent, lightweight and powerful enough to catch a thermal or leave a bad spot, the “Air lab”, re-baptized « Razmott » was the first successful attempt at meeting all of these criteria. For further information: www.razeebuss.com
2008: Gérard Lesieux, head of the AEF, is the type of inventor we like: passionate, rigorous, prolific … He’s the creator of the « Monotrace » - a well-designed, comfortable lightweight ultralight trike – the «Air Lift» or world’s smallest ULM, and recently the «Cameleon», an artificial finger that liberates the hands of a paramotor or ULM pilot to replace the awkward accelerator handle. He was awarded the Jean-Marc Mouligné Prize for all these inventions.
2009: Every paragliding school dreamed of this but it was Matthieu Charles who did it! Thanks to his invention, any beginner can practice or perfect his skills on un-flyable days. Basically the paragliding flight simulator functions with a virtual reality helmet. The mechanical and electronic parts allow for piloting, breaking and use of the seat harness almost like the real thing. The speed of the ventilator varies, creating a relative wind according to the flight path. Both fun and useful, this excellent idea conceived by a young inventor was still in the development stage when it caught the attention of the jury who awarded him the 2009 prize. For more information: www.hommevolant.fr or contact : charles.mathieu@free.fr
2010 : Attributed during the Coupe Icare by the Cercle de l’Homme Volant (Circle of the Flying Man) and the specialized press, the Jean-Marc Mouligné Prize, created in memory of the daring inventor of the human catapult, awards an annual prize for the most poetic and innovative flying machine. It is rare when all the parameters for the prize are met in one machine such as the Elliptoplume. This flying machine designed by Pierre Chabert is the smallest inhabited dirigible in the world. A transparent polyurethane bubble inflated with helium, it is piloted silently, gracefully through the air thanks to two electric propellers. Initially intended to be the simplest, most economical aircraft of its category, its excellent manoeuvrability and speed have in fact opened up surprising possibilities: scientific research from the canopy, aerial photography or cinematography, events, publicity… Don’t miss the début of this impressive aircraft.
For more information: www.airstar-light.com
900 VOLUNTEERS FOR THE COUPE ICARE !
900 volunteers for the Coupe Icare !
Assisting the Coupe Icare.org association, there are 30 partnering associations making for over 900 volunteers who participate in the elaboration of this event! A thousand thanks to all of them for their generous time, energy, enthusiasm and smiles.