The Perlan Project is entering an exciting new phase. Our work is evolving in line with our mission of innovation, scientific exploration and inspiration. This team has accomplished incredible achievements. Perlan was named for pearlescent high altitude clouds. This...
Admin Assistant in Minden for several years.
Wyll Soll is a 3rd year Aerospace Engineering student at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. He enjoys surfing with Cal Poly’s surf team and cross country soaring in a Libelle 201B, WE, that he owns with a friend. Wyll works at the Cal Poly’s...
In 2015 Keith Kongslie retired from Rockwell Collins as a Senior Systems Engineer, after years of research in display systems including head-up for commercial aircraft, and head-down and helmet displays for military aircraft. Development of hermetically sealed...
Suzanne Herrick drives digital marketing for the Perlan Project, combining a passion for storytelling with decades of experience elevating pioneering endeavors and ideas. As president of Fedoruk & Associates, she’s led campaigns for everyone from America’s Cup...
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Administrative Assistant in Oregon for many years
Jocelyn Enevoldsen Jocelyn’s aviation experience began in utero, as co-pilot of a Schweizer 1-26 glider owned by her mother Rachel Enevoldsen, the youngest daughter of Ann and Einar Enevoldson. For the next three and a half decades, she supported Einar’s career as a...
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Rodrigo is an Aeronautical Engineering M.Eng student at Loughborough University, United Kingdom. Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, he has a strong passion for aviation and space. During his time in Calafate, he served as an intern on the Perlan II 2023 Argentina...
Argentine Organizational Supporters of Perlan Sandra Sandercock is Perlan’s liason with Argentina governmental organizations. She was busy in the months leading up to our time in Argentina setting up future meetings and completing the necessary documents. During the...
Loading Day and Last Team Dinner With Monday morning’s sunrise the Perlan was in the trailer, the container was ready for inspection, the Egrett was ready to start the long ferry home, the Tribal truck was at the airport and the crane was booked for the afternoon. For...
Farewell Argentina Multiple weather studies for the next week did not show stratospheric waves of sufficient strength to soar to high altitude. So we made the tough, bittersweet decision to pack up and return to Minden. In El Calafate in 2023 Airbus Perlan Mission II:...
For the third and final blog on Support Teams for Airbus Perlan Mission II we look at several team members who wear many hats. Of special note are the words from our 3 Perlan Interns and their observations about their past two months in El Calafate. Argentine Liason –...
Perlan Support Teams – Part Two As I said in Part One we are so fortunate to have such diverse talent on our team to support Airbus Perlan Mission II. This blog is to highlight each team member’s supporting role in their own words. Most have been on multiple Argentina...
Perlan Project Support Teams - Part One Airbus Perlan Mission II is incredibly fortunate to have a team of dedicated volunteer specialists. It takes a huge amount of work to put Perlan 2 into the air to safely hunt for stratospheric wave. These support teams are the...