Author: mrocksma
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Veritas
“THE MOST DANGEROUS RISK OF ALL – THE RISK OF SPENDING YOUR LIFE NOT DOING WHAT YOU WANT ON THE BET YOU CAN BUY YOURSELF THE FREEDOM LATER… ” Veritas is a Latin word meaning truth… A symbol of my longing for freedom and my hobby of flying things. To see the world on the…
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Serenity of da Choppah.
The other day we were sailing and the weather was gorgeous which provided for a rich blue sea. During these weather settings, viewing from the air, water life becomes very visible. From schools of Dolphins to Whales jumping out of the water. Waiting all day and not flying. I thought all hope was lost to…
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Dang in Madang!
Dang We are In Madang! You are f*&&^king crazy. You are stupid…Your f&^%in crazy! The end of a 2 hr conversation and a relationship with my now ex-girlfriend. To be honest, this girl, or lady rather, was the best relationship I had ever had. A skydiver, a traveler, and student pilot that looked stunning. We…
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Helicopter Pirate
Helicopter Pirate The other day I realized something quite amazing. I am flying…off a boat…in the middle of the South Pacific. We had just left a port in Rabaul, Papa New Guinea. A place that is plagued with earthquakes as a regular occurrence due to a geographic location settled on the fault line. The previous…
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Flying with Farihk
Farewell Farihk. Michael Farihk perished after a fatal helicopter crash with three souls on board a helicopter about an hour outside of Moscow on April 19th, 2016. CFIT and sever IMC where the suspected conditions surrounding the tragedy. Letter to Misha. Dear Misha, Good bye dear friend with great sorrow may you have Veritas forever…
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Helicopter Cowboys
Karackters -> Helicopter Cowboys “MIKE IF I EVER SEE YOU DO THAT YOU ARE GOING HOOOOOMMMME!!!” Came from Tony Artiga on one fine morning at the home base in Honiara, Soloman Islands. While he exuberantly waved his arms in excitement. My response was laughter, I simply could not help it after what had just occurred…
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HONIARA – Swellness Center
Getting My Swell On! Honiara Coming to work on the Tuna Boats you hear stories of Expat workers gaining 20-30 pounds while on their year contracts. Which I can see it happening while hustling around third world Islands, stopping at ports consuming 3000 calories of drinks with a constant fish and rice diet. Well for…
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Cultural Coliseum
Cultural Coliseum- Spanish Vs. Filipino and Johnny Bravo El Gringo Captians Log…Star-date 03-01-2016, I have always wanted to write that! Now that is out of my system…Let the scribbles begin! Traveling and seeing different cultures is exciting and always a valued experience for me. I feel that it gives a person an education unmatched to…
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Path to Pilot
Path to Pilot….Everyone’s Journey is different My Message Have you ever woken up and realized– I hate my job, the person I am, and especially the location I live? Every mimicked day of misery begins with the most irritating noise an alarm can make, realizing it’s time to wake-up… well almost. Following this thought by…
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Honiara – Public Facility
Honiara – Public Facility After two days of straight traveling which began in Denver, Colorado and ended in Honiara the Capital Island City of the Solomon Islands, I had finally arrived for this international flying adventure. One of the first pilots I met was another American named Dillon. Dillon is one of those guys that…