Pilots info
Acro paraglider pilot
The world’s best pilots will take to the skies to the delight of an admiring audience.
Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20, 2026, in St. Hilaire
Takeoff location: South Takeoff (D3) – St. Hilaire
A dedicated flying area has been set aside.
Landing site: Atterro (A1) - Lumbin
Usually, a paraglider takes off from a slope. At the Coupe Icare, the world’s best pilots will put on two demonstrations. The first will begin in an extraordinary way: they’ll jump from a helicopter, with their wings packed in D-Bags!
The second will take off more traditionally from the South launch site. Once airborne, the pilots will perform the sport’s most iconic maneuvers: infinity tumbling, SAT, helicopter, and other combinations such as the cork, the joker, or the cowboy. Combining precision, skill, and creativity, this unique aerial spectacle is reserved for the most experienced pilots.
IMPORTANT - Acro Paragliding Pilots
Please note:
To fly during the Coupe Icare, you must have Third-Party Air Insurance that covers you for a minimum of 1 million euros (€1,000,000).
Examples of accepted insurance providers :
FFVL, FFPLUM, Federación Aérea Madrileña, Federacio Aero Catalana, Federacio Baleares, SHV, FSVL, AIF, Versicherungen Makelburo Thomas Schaub, FIVL, Hungary FFA, NZHGPA, HACP, ACVL, Planeta Volo
Not valid: Home, Car, Travel, or Health insurance, as well as any insurance policy providing less than 1 million euros in coverage.
For more information, please visit the insurance page.
How to sign up to Aerobatics?
Before Saturday, September 12th 11:59 p.m.
Send your Third Party Air Insurance to pilotes@coupe-icare.org
Fill out the registration form by clicking the button below:
Outside Demonstrations: Flying without registration:
Are you arriving at the Coupe Icare as early as Tuesday to attend the evening screenings of the Icare Cinema Festival, and looking to fly during the day? Find all the practical information on the "Flying without registration" page.
