GLH Skydiving in Moorabbin Airport | Company
GLH Skydiving
Locality: Moorabbin Airport
Phone: +61 435 954 000
Address: 28, First Avenue, Moorabbin Airport 3193 Moorabbin Airport, VIC, Australia
Website: http://glhsystems.biz/
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23.01.2022 NEW AUSTRALIAN RECORD Speed Skydiver Natisha Dingle has had an incredible first competition round at the National Skydiving Championships! She clocked a stag...gering freefall speed of 463.46 km/hour, making her the fastest female in Australia by setting this new Australian record in female speed skydiving by Shane Turner Scores: https://ppc.paralog.net/showevent_compact.php See more
20.01.2022 We do what we do at GLH SYSTEMS because we believe that Parachute equipment and components can be safer and better performing ! We use innovation, to achieve th...at. It is important to know the history of parachute design in order to move forward technologically. The old saying, Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it, is especially applicable to parachute design and manufacture; where a relatively small, esoteric group of individuals who are loosely controlled and turn on a dime, churn out designs that some eager young test jumper is willing to try. This is not necessarily a bad thing. The civilian led sport parachute market is responsible for just about all the newest innovations in the industry over the past 45 years." - Federal Aviation Administration of USA! And we believe them too! How do we make better and safer equipment? We have highly qualified Parachute Rigging staff and stay on top of the game! It is important to know history, rules and trends! Long days and nights of research, building and testing! Calculated risk taking! What we do is already on the field. We have designed Swooper belly bands that have helped Swoopers achieve. Unique risers that have reduced significantly the drag in swooping! Harness that has helped paraplegic people perform better during their training and in post training! It also makes tandem skydives for them safe! Modifications that have improved significantly performance of Classic accuracy canopy and more! Made unique equipment solutions in different areas! We believe we help skydivers achieve their goals with our traditions in innovation!
19.01.2022 New version and a manual arriving soon
18.01.2022 Reserve packing Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it, is especially applicable to parachute design and manufacture; where a relatively small..., esoteric group of individuals who are loosely controlled and turn on a dime, churn out designs that some eager young test jumper is willing to try. This is not necessarily a bad thing. The civilian led sport parachute market is responsible for just about all the newest innovations in the industry over the past 45 years." - Federal Aviation Administration of USA There are numerous factors that affect the reserve openings- container, pack tightness, container materials, body position, MARD systems and packing techniques. Nowadays more skydivers use MARD systems that put them in not that favourable position for the reserve to open /. http://www.pia.com//PIA-TR-401LowReserveOpeningInvestigati /. The assumption that properly executed emergency procedures at the right hight are enough for the reserve to open is just not entirely true! Reserve malfunctions are fact of life! So can something be done in order to reduce the risk of malfunction on a reserve ? YES! Skydiving history has shown that neat pack jobs open better than messy ones! The ones that are packed with consideration for the opening add even more to the safety. That’s why we don’t pack reserves flat pack, it just doesn’t make sense anymore and It used to be the standard. Things change! Reserve packing techniques that take into consideration the development of the sport and parachute designs are possible, available and cam make the sport safer ! They comply with manufacturers instructions and involve techniques that significantly increase the reliability of the reserve openings! Here we have some of them: 1. Specific way of placing the slider during packing - It ensures the reserve inflation is symmetrical and allows time for the load on the four different line groups to be appropriately distributed!This is very important during the initial inflation of the canopy. It also separates the least loaded control lines from the rest of the lines! When done properly, this technique also ensures the slider is inflated at the same time or even before the rest of the canopy, which also ensures it’s not launched down the lines after coming out of the freebag . 2. Specific S- folding the canopy before inserting it into the Free bag! This ensures the least form memory is present on the lines above the slider! Form memory, stiff lines and uneven line tension are the main reasons for tension knots. The specific canopy S folding also ensures the least changes in the canopy alignment when inserting it into the free bag. 3. Checking the line groups, ensuring their full separation before stowing them into the Freebag! 4. Freestowing the lines using figure 8 pattern that doesn’t allow the different bights to mix lines between each other! It is used for high bulk lines with form memory that need to be stowed in small compartment stowing pouch! This ensures orderly extraction of the lines from the free bag! Skydiving as well as skydiving equipment, materials and rigging are alive! Things change!
18.01.2022 NEW OCEANIC RECORD Aussie competitor Leigh Mccormack has just set a new Oceanic speed record at the Canopy Piloting World Cup 1.937 seconds over ...70 meters Only 1 of 5 people in the world to ever achieve this!!!! Re-watch all the speed rounds here https://www.facebook.com/WCCP2019/ Peter B Lawson
17.01.2022 Congratulations to Leigh McCormack, breaking the 2s barier and the Oceania record in Speed Canopy Piloting at the World Cup in Pretoria using our own unique Ult...ra low drag risers! We are happy to contribute to a success like this! Great job Leigh Mccormack! Looking forward to your future achievements! See more
16.01.2022 http://www.glhsystems.biz/sh/glh-ultra-low-drag-risers.html #GLH Systems
16.01.2022 You’re welcome
12.01.2022 Some info on parachute components from PIA. Good to see our belly band design as an example here too!
12.01.2022 At GLH Systems, we design and build equipment that helps skydivers and competitors achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams! It is a result of close coopera...tion with great people! Here is one of them: Nick Gallo My name is Nick Gallo, I am a French skydiver and swooping competitor. I started skydiving in 2008.My first competition was in France in 2016, where I attracted the attention of the French team and they followed my progression afterwards. I have always been struggling to pay for jumps and competitions, putting aside pretty much every other aspect of my life, sleeping in tents and couches, eating sleep for dinner, buying the cheapest gear. So far it paid off as I got to compete in a World Cup and to be part of 2019 swoop freestyle crew. Now I am back in France for the sole purpose of training and preparation to be selected as a member of the Team France. Thanks to my sponsors, GLH system, the IEA team and the French federation, I hope this season will be even better than the last. I really love swooping and the whole community, swoopers are a bit different from your average skydiver. Everyone got a different upbringing and a lot of experience, I think we are caring for each other as it is a dangerous and very demanding discipline. Training never stops.
09.01.2022 Summer is on the way and it’s time to get the rig you want! Order your new Vector with us! Lead time now is 12-13 weeks!
08.01.2022 Some R&D I was surprised to see that not much has changed with the design of the canopies- same seven cell, F-111, low aspect and air foil ratios, even using t...he same Dacron lines! Nothing that drove the canopy market forward has been integrated in the Accuracy canopies design! How is that possible- was my first thought? Second was - there should be something that can be done there! After all, we have moved forward from the 70’s canopies design. Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it is especially applicable to parachute design and manufacture; where a relatively small, esoteric group of individuals who are loosely controlled and turn on a dime, churn out designs that some eager young test jumper is willing to try. This is not necessarily a bad thing. The civilian led sport parachute market is responsible for just about all the newest innovations in the industry over the past 45 years." - Federal Aviation Administration of the USA So, I did some consultation with my associates and we decided there are 3 areas to be investigated: canopy, control lines and risers! The available technology and experience had already has achieved results in the canopy and control lines areas that could be applied. For the risers we decided our awaiting patent design- 2-part risers could be used and added third riser, designated for the lower control lines! The GLH Systems 2-part risers have been successfully run in canopy piloting competitions by our athletes. The question was, is this all suitable for the Accuracy canopy? With limited time on our hands we got to work. After some very long hours and late nights some results were showing on the horizon: 1. The canopy trailing edge was modified! Sub ribs were designed and installed! This modification has been already used in the fast canopies but never on the giant Accuracy canopies! The new Sub ribs were installed to every sub cell on the trailing edge, including the outside cells on the canopy. Such Sub ribs are not usually installed on the outside cells on the fast canopies. It was very exciting to find out how this change will affect the openings as well as the flying characteristics in close to stall and full drive speeds. This modification was intended to reduce the drag created by the balloon shaped trailing edge on the canopies. It was also to improve the streamlining of the airflow leaving the air foil. 2. New upper control lines were designed and installed. The intention was to reshape the trailing edge more like airplane flaps and keeping it straight where the control lines are attached. The original Accuracy canopy design was arch shaping the trailing edge there and was producing uneven wind deflection and drag. The aerodynamic result from this was that while some cells were stalling, others continued to fly when in very low speed! This design is still used only on reserves. 3. The GLH systems two-part risers design was adopted and modified with installation of a real third riser, designated to the control lines only! This had positive effect on the force needed to control the canopy and practically disposed of any kinks on the lower control lines. Tests time! Except there was no time for actual tests! NSW state championship was approaching fast and it became the testing ground! Time and time again, I was my own test jumper to assess and evaluate results from several design modifications on canopy they have not been done to. What better environment than a competition? 10 jumps altogether during the competition were performed, some practice some competition. Competing was the last thing on my mind! I didn’t win any medals, but the results were better than expected- canopy was flying well! The Modified Para Foil 304 had more controllable stall characteristics, after a stall canopy recovered faster than usual with very little height loss. It was more responsive during turns, lighter on the controls, more thrust in winds and improved gliding! All this was confirmed in the next competition- 19th ASIANIA PARACHUTING CHAMPIONSHIPS, November 2019 Jingmen City, Hubei Province, China. Overall, all canopy modifications done on the Accuracy canopy- Para Foil were successful! We challenge the status quo because skydiving equipment can be improved in order to be safer and perform better. Equipment development and modification is a driving force in the evolution of our sport. No-one can predict what the future will bring but we all know development of our sport will never stop.
07.01.2022 We continue with our amazing sponsored athletes here! Please, meet Robin Jandle USA, Canopy Pilot. ... Currently a full-time videographer at my home dropzone Skydive Hawaii. This is where I did my first tandem in 2010, AFF, and now have over 7000 skydives. I started competing at canopy piloting competitions in 2015. Achievements: United States Parachute team 2019 3rd place 2018 FLCPA meet #5 intermediate, 4th overall for the FLCPA 2018 intermediate season, 2018 PRO card, Top 10 USPA Canopy Piloting Nationals 2016 am class, Sunpath Open 2015 am class with 4th overall. Current Records: USPA National and Florida state women’s carving speed record of 2.213 seconds on April 21, 2018 at Skydive City. World Cup of canopy piloting 2019- Women’s North American continental distance record 127M. Women’s North American continental speed record 2.333. Women’s North American continental speed record 2.465. Current sponsors: GLH Systems, NZ Aerosports, Tonfly, United Parachute Technologies/UPT, SSK Industries, and Manufactory Apparel,
04.01.2022 Some freestyle action. #worldcupsouthafrica2019 #skydivepretoria #tagyourself Peter B Lawson
03.01.2022 Good luck to all the competitors at the 19 th Asiania Championship in Jingmen, China! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/T81gONyQJ8j4htgKFW69oA
