Silvio F. RicardiSilvio F Ricardi grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with dreams of being a crop duster. In 1989, he moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia where he began his flight training. In 2010 he married Laurie Harden Ricardi (Glider Girl) owner of...
Tago de PietroEspartago (Tago) De Pietro, an American who grew up in Mendoza, Argentina, was in charge of coordinating the operations and logistics for the Perlan Project Phase One in Argentina. He started working in the project early on with Einar Enevoldson and...
John "JDM" MillerAfter a three-year hiatus, JDM returns to Perlan, this time as Data Scientist. In 2010, JDM co-founded The Perlan Project 501c3, and for seven years served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 2020, JDM retired from Intel Corporation as a...
Alan MurrayAlan is a retired American Airlines Captain and Check Airman who lives in Grapevine, Texas with his wife Karen. Alan grew up in the United States (Ohio and Georgia), as well as England and Nigeria in his youth. He began flying while a college student at...
Dean Sigler Dean has 34 years’ experience as a technical writer working for electronics and engineering firms. He documented systems and processes for “wafer fabs,” large-scale manufacturing plants that turn silicon wafers into computer chips. His design and...
Mike MalisMike is an active commercial glider and tow pilot with over 2000 hrs and 35 years experience. Mike recently retired from Lockheed Martin as a Staff Engineer, working composites structures research for high altitude vehicles, and hold several patents in this...
Al Lawless Testing since 1984, Al is a multi-engine commercial instrument pilot, glider and motorglider pilot, Piper Cherokee owner, and Flight Analyst DER. He’s been steadily active in the Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) since 1987, serving as Antelope Valley...
Dan JohnsonDr. Dan’s lived mostly within 100 miles of the Twin Cities, half in Minnesota and half in Wisconsin, which has created an acquired taste for cold weather. He read Lindbergh’s books before 14. A couple of ex-seabees who’d spent WWII building airstrips in the...
Patrick McLaughlin Patrick McLaughlin is the inventor and developer of the EDS oxygen pulse delivery system and founder of Mountain High Aviation Oxygen Systems located in Redmond Oregon. He is presently chief technology scientist for MH Oxygen. Patrick has over 35...
Osvaldo FerraroOsvaldo is a lawyer, glider pilot and flight instructor living in Argentina. He is a world record holder in the Speed Triangle Course of 100K World Class. Additional accomplishments include: Past IGC delegate for Argentina, Past Member of IGC’s World...
The 2023 Soaring Society of America convention started today. Our Perlan Project booth was ready. Our volunteer team was ready. What a successful day it was! Morgan Sandercock set up the Perlan flight simulator. Our Perlan Virtual Cockpit was operating to the...
The Soaring Society of America biannual convention returns in 2023! The Perlan Project will be well represented in Reno, Nevada. The convention goes from February 23 - 26. Please stop by our fabulous booth to collect some great giveaways like stickers or a 5 X 7 photo...
Perlan Project had a rare opportunity to soar at the July 2022 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. It's definitely on the bucket list for any pilot. There were over 650,000 people in attendance (a new record) for the week-long perfect weather aviation extravaganza. We were...
PERLAN PARTNERS WITH THALES Posted 1/11/22 PERLAN PARTNERS WITH THALES Perlan Project is pleased to announce the game -changing new partnership with Thales and Iridium to create a high flying Wi-Fi hot spot for inflight communications. Perlan 2 and the Egrett super...
More Than a Record: Posted 4/26/2021 More Than a Record: What Was Left Undone Einar Enevoldson March 2021 A record is just a number, an entry in a ledger: it sets the historic background for the state of aviation. The Perlan flight of 2 September 2018 placed in an...
We’re forging ahead in 2021 with our mission to inspire, educate and advance aerospace and meteorological science. As the world emerges from this global pandemic, we continue to respect international health and safety protocols that are keeping much of our work in...