Elizabeth T learned to fly at Minden airport in 2002. She is a commercial pilot in single engine, and a glider instructor. She is also a Professor of Biology & Chemistry at Western Nevada College and priest-in-charge at Coventry Cross Episcopal Church in Minden....
Retired from Lockheed Martin as an aerospace high-altitude composite expert. In 2017, Greg fabricated two new hatches for a custom fit on the Perlan 2 fuselage.
An electrical engineer, Eric worked for Battelle Memorial Institute on the Hanford Project, where they operate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for the US Government. Initially working with plutonium metallurgy, he later became involved in metallic,...
Melanie Bazgan Melanie is a graduate of the University of Nevada Reno, with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering. She has worked for the Argentine Air force and has been associated with the Perlan Project for many years before joining as a full team member in...
Walt RogersWalter Rogers retired from NOAA National Weather Service in 2010 managing a Center Weather Service Unit at the FAA’s ARTCC. There he provided professional aviation weather briefings for air traffic management over almost 30 years. His real passion is with...
Dan Gudgel Dan Gudgel has been around aviation his entire life in varying capacities in aerial application, flight instruction, air charter, and a glider tow-pilot. He is a Certificated Glider Pilot since 1984 and holds a Glider Flight Instructor Certificate (among...
Linda WarnockLinda brings a wealth of international experience to the Perlan Project. After earning a BA in Spanish, Linda worked abroad for 7 years with an International Development agency in Mexico, the Philippines and South Sudan. Following her return to the US,...
Stewart TattersallStewart began living near Lake Tahoe 25 years ago and has been flying since 2000. He has been watching the weather since he was young as a skier/sailor and now as a pilot. Stewart is a man of many talents and is a key part of ground operations. His...
Dennis TitoDennis earned a B.S. in astronautics and aeronautics from NYU College of Engineering, and a M.S. and honorary doctorate of engineering from Rensselaer in engineering science. He began his career at NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory where he was responsible...
Armistead Sapp Armistead Sapp retired in 2016 as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of SAS Institute. As head of SAS’ Research and Development Division, where he led R&D employees worldwide to produce the highest quality software in areas such...
When Airbus Perlan Mission II conducts a "high" tech campaign in remote Patagonia we must take everything we need plus any spares with us. We started packing in April. The glider trailer was designed to fit into a standard 40 foot shipping container - as long as we...
Perlan 2 Flies at Minden Airbus Perlan Mission II is preparing to soar high over Patagonia once again in 2023. Perlan Project was on hiatus during the Covid era 2020-2022. To be ready to soar again in the stratospheric wave above 40,000 feet we needed Return to...
Perlan Project's all-volunteer team has made incredible preparations to get ready for Argentina. Each week additional team members have journeyed to Minden to join the core team. In the past few weeks we have hosted CEO Ed and Linda Warnock, Miguel Iturmendi, Alan...
Family, friends, and colleagues remember Einar’s life. On a recent afternoon, a group gathered at the Julia Morgan Hall, University of California Botanical Garden to celebrate the life of Einar Enevoldson, whose vision inspired The Perlan Project. Old friends to...
The primary stakeholders for the Airbus Perlan Mission II met to discuss budget and logistics last week. Thanks to the generous contributions of AVExperts, Perlan Project can fund a 2023 Campaign in Argentina with a rather austere budget. What we still hope to gain...
The 2023 Soaring Society of America convention in Reno had extreme winter weather constricting attendance. Road and airport closures bracketed the dates. The wide spread storm stretched all the way to Southern California where one ski resort got 65” of snow in 24...