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-- Super Paragliding Testival 2011

... It was SUPER

June 7, 2011 ....despite the changing weather conditions and therefore quite demanding flight conditions the Super Paragliding Testival 2011 in Kössen was a real success. Many pilots, "new and old" friends met up, chatting, laughing, wanting to find out more.... It was a real nice meeting with the "scene". We would like to say thank you to all pilots who came to our stand and the organisers who have done a great job again. It was nice meeting up with you all!
-- WWF's Aktion Action "Alpenschützer" mit Mike Küng --

"Alpenschützer" of WWF Jugend & Mike Küng

May 30, 2011 Who is wondering what Mike is actually doing for the WWF - his new sponsor - can find a great video of his last activity online: the video of WWF Alpenschützer 2011.
More information and pics on Mike's homepage under news.
-- new Team member --

New colleague in our ICARO paragliders team

March 18, 2011 Andi Schreilechner is going to strengthen the team and finds back in his domestic region. Through his long-time experience in customer care and support of pilots and flight schools he will strengthen us mainly in this area. At the same time he will incorporate his long-time experience in flying and the knowledge within the industry and let it flow into the ICARO product line.

Andi to his move: „An ambitious, innovative and classy paragliding smithy, in the middle of the domestic mountains - this is exactly what I have always looked for.“ We are looking forward to the addition in our team and to a long and successful collaboration .... and as always: „keeping the pilot in mind.“

-- Exhibition Thermik --

Exhibition THERMIK in Sindelfingen

February 14, 2011 We want to say a big "thank you" to everyone who visited our booth. We were absolutely overwhelmed by the crowd of interested people. Now all information is gathered and you can all start to test fly! Don't hesitate to contact us. Don´t forget our events in Bassano - 26th-27th February and Stubai Cup - 18th-20th March 2011.

-- new: Allen functional jacket light-weight and chic --

New casual jacket from ICARO paragliders

February 3, 2011 Wind- and water proof jacket with solidly welded seams. Reflector stripes at the back and reflecting print at the collar. Two pockets on each side. With ICARO logo. Available in sizes: XS-XXL, colours: red & blue.

-- We are back --

We are back ....

January 1,2011 ..... relaxed, motivated and full of power - Starting shot for a new, wonderful and exciting year. We wish you too a good start and a fantastic flight season 2011! The ICARO paragliders team ...

 

-- Merry Christmas--

Merry Christmas and happy New Year 2011!

December 21, 2010 We want to say "thank you" to all our customers for their confidence. We wish all pilots and their families Merry Christmas and a happy New Year - good luck, health and a great flying season 2011....

-- Company Holidays --

Company Holidays

December 16, 2010 From December 16th 2010 until January 9th 2011 our company is closed due to company holidays. On January 10th we are back - relaxed and motivated for the new year ...

Ask the Pro's in November: all the answers ...

Dezember 1, 2010 The November campaign is closed. Find all the questions & answers online ... We thank you very much for your postings. Please don't hesitate to send us further feedback & questions also in future using the normal email adress, phone or the website.

Ask the Pro's in November: your questions ...

November 19, 2010 Find the questions & answers now also online ...
-- promoting the paragliding sport to young people --

ICARO paragliders active in promoting the paragliding sport to young people

November 15, 2010 On November, 11th 25 students and 2 teachers from the state trade school for media careers from Munich came to ICARO paragliders in Flintsbach. The aim was to introduce the paragliding sport to the youth aged between 20 and 25 years and to introduce the company in a way that the students can write their final tests on the subject “preparation of an industry drawn marketing concept”. Wolfgang Kaiser and the team presented the company policy, the marketing and distribution concept, an introduction to the paragliding sport and product information. All participants were interested and enjoyed a completely new topic. Various films were shown to enforce and explain the spoken word in a tangible way. In the beginning of December the final written tests will be evaluated by the teachers of the school and by two employees of the company. On the part of ICARO paragliders the students of the winning team will be rewarded with a paragliding trail weekend at the flight school “Hochries”....
-- Test flying in Bassano del Grappa --

Cancelled due to bad weather: ICARO paragliders TEST FLYING IN Bassano del Grappa

November 19, 2010 The weather forecast for the week end in BASSANO del Grappa is not good. So we cancel the test flying for this week end and simply plan the next test event on 27th and 28th November 2010. We are looking forward to meeeting you the the sunny warm athomsphere of Bassano/Italy ...

 

-- the winners of the photocompetition "fly & bring me Edelweiss" have been evaluated --

"Fly and bring me Edelweiß"- photo competition the winners have been announced ...

November 6, 2010 And the winners of the 5 x 100 EUR shopping vouchers are ...
-- Last minute Probefliegen in Kössen --

"Last minute"- Test Flying

October 14, 2010 ... in Kössen on Sunday, the 24th October 2010. This is the last day of the cable car running this summer and we give you the opportunity to test fly our wings. We will bring all current models of gliders and harnesses. We look forward to meeting you in Kössen LAST MINUTE!
-- new: Paraglider backpack in new design --

New: paraglider comfort pack in new colours

September 29, 2010 Our paraglider comfort pack is now available in new design.
-- ICARO paragliders in St. Hilaire am Coupe Icare --

We are back from Coupe Icare

September 21, 2010 Despite the bad weather the exhibition was a great success. Many pilots were very interesed in our company and our products. This was our aim: Show the French pilots what we have to offer. As usual the exhibtion was accompanied by typical French fun events. Only on Sunday we got some better weather and everyone made the most of it and got up in the air while they could. Thank you to all visitors who we all welcomed at our stand and made this exhibition very special for us.

All pictures of ICARO birthday party now online ....

August 27, 2010 Find all the pictures here ...
-- ICARO paragliders Event --

Testivals and Acro World Cup at the weekend

August 25, 2010 Two hot events at the weekend:

- ICARO testival with flight school Fun 2 Fly at Stubenberg, Austria with numerous test gliders and hopefully great weather.
- Acro World Cup at Gerlitzen, lake of Ossiach, Austria. Organized by Xandi this will be for sure a great event. First competition runs take place tomorrow. And also here we have a booth and test gliders for you from Saturday on.

-- See first picture of the big party online --

ICARO birthday party in Kössen a great success ....

August 22, 2010 Find here the first pictures ...
-- "Fly and bring me Edelweiß"- photo competition first transmittals arrived --

"Fly and bring me Edelweiß"- photo competition first transmittals arrived ...

August 17, 2010 The first photos were already filed and they are really spectacular! Thanks for them and go ahead taking pictures, blooming period just started.

Go to the tender ...

-- 10 years ICARO paragliders --

Soon it is: Our birthday party on 21st August

August 13, 2010 Don´t forget it - on 21st August 2010 there is our big birthday party in Kössen. We are looking forward to see you there and to have a great day with you! Of course you can fly there with all our paraglider models!

 

-- Acro Worldcup 2010 Zell am See;  --

Acro Worldcup 2010 "Zell am See" Austria

July 28, 2010 At the beginning of the Acro Worldcup Season 2010 the 45 best pilots from over 15 nations met up to measure their skills in the Acro Solo event. This event was thelocal Austrian championships in Acro at the same time. Right from the beginning Xandi Meschuh was at the front with his Nikita and managed to keep up with the fierce competition of the Spanish, French, Argentinian and Hungarian pilots. Because of changeable weather conditions and not enough height over water Xandi didn't manage to climb up the winning podest this time. He finished in 6th place.

At the Austrian sate competition though Xandi managed to hold up the winning pokal four times! Congratulation for this achievement!

-- 1. Platz beim Radsberg Open auf WILDCAT --

Super performance with WILDCAT - 1. ranking at Radsberg Open

June 18, 2010 Xandi Meschuh - ther "Acro-pro" can also fly distances. This he proved when he managed to reach the top of the winning steps in Radsberg. We congratulate to a top performance! It was nice to see that our baby "WILDCAT" can also fly competitions and win. It stole the show and all other high performance gliders had to watch! Well done!.
-- new: super light-weight leg cover option for paraglider harness --

Thermo-Bag - super light-weight leg cover option for paraglider harness

June 13, 2010 Extrem light-weight and warm leg cover. Mountable on all paraglider harnesses of ICARO paragliders effortlessly. Read all ...
--Unglaublich - unsere Supermänner--

Unbelievable - our "SUPERMEN"

June 7, 2010 Werner Schütz and Uli Strasser have managed to fly enormous distances with their MAVERICK's. Not many paragliders have managed this! We think it is sensational to fly a 220 kilometer triangle in 9 hours... We think this is SUPER!!! Joachim Herold has also proved with his flight over 199 Kilometer that he can measure himself with the big boys and is starting to catch up. Congratulations for this achievement! More informations can be viewed here: Werner Schütz (221,2 km),Uli Strasser (220,0 km),Joachim Herold (199,0 km)
-- TESTIVAL Pfingsten bei der Harzer GSS --

May, 22 - 24 WILDCAT testival at Harzer Gleitschirmschule

May 19, 2010
Over the bank holiday on 22 - 24 May the flight school Harzer Gleitschirmschule offers a testival of the new ICARO allrounder LTF/EN B WILDCAT. Towing is also possible. More info www.harzergss.de.
--Werner Schütz und Uli Strasser fliegen 192 km mit ihrem MAVERICK. --

XC record distances are tumbling

May 3, 2010
Our pilots with their MAVERICK are flying at the top of the OLC. Two excellent flight of Werner Schütz - FAI triangle 192.3 km - and Uli Strasser - FAI triangle 191.8 km . We sincerely congratulate our team mates! Detailed flight information: Werner Schütz (192.3 km) and Uli Strasser (191.8 km).
Begin of the cross-country season

Begin of the cross-country season

March 25, 2010
Days are getting warmer, xc pilots hunting for first xc points for the OLC in Bassano. Uli allows himself a flat triangle of 80.2 km in warm north Italy. Who wants to follow him and fly Uli's path can find it here.

Also with the brand new WILDCAT first 50 km routes were flown in Slowenia. And collecting kilometers with the WILDCAT pays off in 2010. More we will reveal here in the next news and in the next issue of THERMIK-Magazin.
-- Easter meeting Monte Grappa 3th-5th april 2010 --

Easter meeting Monte Grappa 3th - 5th April 2010

March 17, 2010
Finally there comes spring. Awakened from hibernation the paraglider scene meets in Easter in Bassano to the Expo Monte Grappa or the the Trofeo Monte Grappa (who takes part in the competition). In the warm north Italy flowers will already sprout and numerous pilots will be the air flying thermals or going cross-country. To whom in the air is too crowdy, strolls comfortably over the exhibition area in the landing field of the Garden Relais, consults to new paraglider models, harnesses and flight equipment, shops one or other T-shirt, enjoys the fragrant grill meat of the resident club and a cappuchino with Silvia's. Appetite get? We indeed yes. And therefore, are represented on the fair and have the top actual paraglider models as a tester for you, especially also the WILDCAT. ICARO paragliders Germany is present on site as well as ICARO paragliders Italy. We are looking forward meeting you there.

More information about Expo Monte Grappa 2010.

More information about Trofeo Monte Grappa 2010.

Register for your favorite wing for test flying ( online oder +49 (0)8034 909 700).
-- new: the flying Edelweiss of ICARO paragliders --

ICARO paragliders - what's behind the new logo?

Feb 15, 2010
Ten years there is ICARO paragliders now already. Our paragliders are always innovative and optically a tidbit. High time to polish up our logo and appearance also. First with the new logo. Then with the new homepage which will bring top-actual information and experiences all around flying from now on every week. However, what is behind the new logo, why we chose a edelweiss please read here ...
-- new: WILDCAT (LTF B/EN B) --

Brand-new : WILDCAT- modern intermediate wing made for thermalling and cross-country

Feb 5, 2010
The brand-new successor of the INCANTO with LTF- and EN-certification B. Simple to fly, with an especially fine handling and the extra kick performance. Suited for everybody who wants fly cross-country, thermals and to soar without being demanded too much by its wing and can concentrate himself therefore completely upon the flight job.
-- new: OXYGEN mountain glider --

OXYGEN - the new mountain glider for every day

Sep 20, 2009
80% of pilots want to have a light paragliding equipment under 10 kg weight. With the new lightweight glider OXYGEN this dream becomes true. On the basis of CYBER 4, famous for its excellent thermalling features and lively handling.
Christine siegt auf ICARO in Piedrahita

Success at the XC Open in Piedrahita 2009

Sep 20, 2009
The German lady Christine Miller conquers the XC Open in Piedrahita 2009 with her MAVERICK and reaches the 1st ranking! In the overall assessment (sports class) Christine Miller achieves the 6th ranking and misses very closely (105 points missing) the "inofficial" podium place amongst the men. Read more.
-- new: GTO Race High Performance Competition --

GTO Race - souvereign glide and thermalling performance - the new competition wing

Sep 20, 2009
After two years development - and test time we proudly present the long expected competition wing "GTO Race". A true high-performance competition wing with a sophisticated construction different to the mainstream. It has an absolutely superior gliding and thermalling performance. Above all it can be handled very directly and the ease and comfort while flying makes every condition pilot's heart beat a little faster.

Events

 


8.10.2011 | 12er Horn - St.Gilgen a. Wolfgangsee, Austria

ICARO paragliders Testival
Testival of actual ICARO paragliders and harnesses All Info. Auxiliary date: 9.10.2011

 


 

PREVIOUS Events


22. - 25.9.2011 | St. Hilaire, France

Coupe icare 2011, st. hilaire
38th fair Coupe Icare in St. Hilaire, France. Meet us at our booth.

27. - 28.8.2011 | Villach, Austria

Acroaustria + ICARO paragliders Testival
Testival of actual ICARO paragliders and harnesses All Info.

20.8.2011 | Kössen, Austria

ICARO Summer Party
We celebrate the summer with a big party in the air and on the landing field in Kössen. Flight shows, testival, music, game & fun.

13. - 14.8.2011 | Andelsbuch, Austria

ICARO paragliders Testival
Testival of all actual ICARO paragliders and harnesses All Info.

16. - 17.7.2011 | Kössen, Austria

ICARO paragliders Clubtestival: Bodenlose e.V.
Testival of all actual ICARO paragliders and harnesses All Info. Auxiliary date: 23. - 24.7.2011

9.7.2011 | Annweiler/Rheinland Pfalz, Germany

ICARO paragliders Testival
Testival of all actual ICARO paragliders and harnesses All Info. Auxiliary date: 10.7.2011

2. - 3.7.2011 | Kandel/Schwarzwald, Germany

ICARO paragliders Testival
Testival of all actual ICARO paragliders and harnesses - more info will follow soon

25.6.2011 | Regensburg, Germany

Testival at Flying school Ostbayern
Testival of all actual ICARO paragliders and harnesses - more info will follow soon

2. - 5.6.2011 | Kössen, Austria

Super paragliding testival
Big open air testival of all actual paraglider models and harnesses in the great flying site Kössen. All Info. Auxiliary date 11. - 13.6.2011.

14. - 15.5.2011 | Lac d'Annecy, France

Flight Festival and icaro testival
Festival, events, acro shows and lots more. Including the possibility to test fly all ICARO paraglider models for the season 2011. Meet Alex and Théo our acro pro's from France.All Info.

08.05.2011 | Ruhpolding, Germany

Season Opening and Testival at Flugcenter Ruhpolding
Testival of all paraglider models All Info.

07.05.2011 | Wildschönau, Austria

Season Opening and Testival at Flying school Wildschönau
Testival of all paraglider models All Info.

30.04.2011 | Mattsee, Austria

Season Opening at Flying School Salzburg
Testival of all paraglider models All Info.

9. - 10.4.2011 | Stubenberg am See, Austria

Testival at Flying school Fun 2 Fly
Testival of all paraglider models All Info.

18. - 20.3.2011 | Neustift, Austria

STUbai Cup 2011
The next attempt to wake the legendary Stubai cup again to life. This time in March. We count on excellent flying weather. Use the opportunitiy to test fly our favourite ICARO paraglider wing for the next season.

5. - 6.3.2011 | Oppenau / Schwarzwald, Germany

Testival + LECTURE from MICHAEL Nesler
Great testival of all ICARO paragliding models in all available sizes. Lecture and seminar from our Paragliders constructor Michael Nesler. Topics: "Flight safety, behaviour in critical situations and a lot more..." All Info.

26. - 27.2.2011 | Bassano del Grappa, Italien

Icaro paragliders - START OF SEASON 2011
Test flying and "theme table" with our OLC-team pilots Uli Strasser, Werner Schütz and Bubi Herold...Tips and expertise for your personal development when flying distance. The number of participants is restricted! All Info.

12.2.2011 | Sindelfingen, Germany

Thermik Fair
The opportunity to inform yourself at the beginning of the year about news from the paraglider scene. Meet us at out booth and ask us to INSTINCT 2 and MAVERICK 2. All Info.