Update from Austin after a little break.

Dear Friends,

A quick update for all who care for it.
I have made it back to the mainland after 9 months of living in Hawaii in Februar 2009.
Unfortunately I could not go against some of my convictions that I have in aviation and continue my career here in this beautiful state. Nothing I want to share, since I seem to be alone with my opinion about certain things in aviation.

I made it back to Florida and started flying for a small flight school but had to leave due to lack of students shortly after that.

I decided to move back to Los Angeles and rented a truck. On my way through the country I stopped in Austin, TX following a tip of a friend of mine from Germany.
It only took me two hours riding around on my bicycle to decide to stay for a while.

Soooo..... here I am, working as a motorcycle mechanic for a small shop in Austin. Before I arranged the job, I made sure that there are no operators or flight schools I could actually work for as a pilot. Result... none.

As life is somewhat funny... just a couple of days after I arrived, I was trying to help somebody with some car trouble. We got to talk for quite a while and a couple of days later, he called me and told me that somebody he knows is looking for a pilot.

I am now on stand by for this corporate flying position and if things work out, I should be back in the air by January.

That's it for now... hope ya'll are having a enjoyable time during the holidays.

Take care

Olli

Teaching and helping means loving...

Hi everybody,

Don't give up to ask others for help. Be blunt.
Without outside help nobody on this planet can make it far.
For the rest of my life now, I will work towards one goal and that is to get into a position to be able to help others and to enable them to help others too then. I am a teacher and I will always be a teacher... We all are teachers if you really look at it right. There are always people who need help to be taught to become better at something. That is the opposite of hate and selfish materialistic lives. Teaching means giving and enabling others loving others.

Less words... more pictures

I am in the process of becoming a man of less words....... and more pictures ;-))

posting pictures here is a pain........ since the interface is slow and only allows to post a couple of pictures at a time........ sooooooo..... I just put them on picasa

Hope you have a great summer.......

http://picasaweb.google.com/oliverhanisch

I got 1.5 hp on this thing......

This is my main transportation on the island. It feels like you are on a permanent vacation ;-)

Update Hawaii... für Deutsch bitte runter fahren..

I had my first day of work. I cannot believe that I am back to the janitor / ground instructor / office do everything man function........ but, I do love the fact, that I have a chance to get back into a cockpit again. This is what I wanted. This is what I will get. One more time doing the, "do whatever it takes thing" and then I am done..... I am tired. I even have to look for a second job so I don't go under...... it's do or die again....

So, for everybody who envied me too early. I do live in paradise, but it's a tough one again..... just like Silver State was a paradise..... but a tough one too.

I will make it.... and I am truly happy and grateful to everybody who has given me a chance and supports me.

I will prevail, and once I come out on top... I will help everybody who needs help and shows me their passion and desire to prevail against all odds.

Take care my friends.

Hi Ihr,

ich habe heute meinen ersten Arbeitstag auf Oahu in Honolulu gehabt, nachdem ich für zwei Tage auf der Big Island war zum administrativen Training.

Ich bin sehr froh, wieder eine Chance zu haben meine Kariere fortzusetzen. Ich habe mal wieder wie ein Verrückter alle Register ziehen müssen um hier diesen Job zu bekommen.
Ich bin sehr müde und erschöpft was es angeht immer wieder aus der Asche aufsteigen zu müssen..... wird langsam mal Zeit, dass ich nicht mehr am Hungertuch nagen muss.
Ich muss jetzt schon wieder von ganz unten anfangen und bin buchstäblich schon wieder der Putzmann hier. So wie damals bei Silver State Helikopters.

Aber ich werde diesen Sommer noch wieder ins Cockpit kommen und wieder fliegen.
Ich habe zwar noch keine Ahnung wie ich das alles mal wieder schaffen soll, aber ich habe ja keine andere Wahl.

Ich werde mir noch einen zweiten Job suchen müssen für den Anfang bis ich wieder fliege, denn sie zahlen mir nicht genug jetzt am Anfang.

Ich habe jetzt heute Abend leider eine kleine Lebensmittelvergiftung gehabt. Fühle mich super schwach, aber das wird schon wieder. Mensch, dass kommt aber auch immer im blödsten Moment.

Hawaii ist super schön. Es ist ein echtes Paradies. Ich werde morgen ein paar Bilder ins Netz stellen für Euch.

So, ich muss mich jetzt hinlegen, denn ich habe Bauchschmerzen.... uff...

Ich hoffe Euch geht es gut, und dass der Sommer für Euch super schön wird. Ich wäre ja diesen Jahre endlich mal wieder nach Deutschland gekommen um Urlaub zu machen. Aber leider ist meine Firma ja leider kaputt gegangen.

Bis später mit den Bildern

Olli

Into The Wild.....

Hey, I just finished watching "Into The Wild" !

Wow, it reminded me a little bit of my 40,000 miles travels in my beat up cars and motor home through the states in 1992 and the following winters. Well, I am still searching for the ultimate freedom I guess.

If you haven't seen it, rent it. It's pretty powerful. 

I came to the conclusion that "happiness is only real if shared", when I locked myself into my apartment in LA and isolated myself completely from any social contact for 6 months. I had to feel it, how it feels... I had to. It is the most horrible feeling you can feel. It is worse than hunger. You have to have felt both, to know what you are talking about, if you want to talk about.

Well, my move is going well. I sold everything I own, except my CFI stuff, my clothes and a box that weighs about 200lbs.

I have, after I subtract everything 200 $ to my name to start over in Hawaii. Thank you R... you see how much your contribution helped.... (a former student of mine made an amazing contribution of $ 500 to my endeavor) Mhh... it'll be interesting. I cannot wait to be really free one day. For right now, flying helicopters over the islands of Hawaii will do it. Thank you folks for taking interest in my life. 

Remember "happiness is only real when shared".... I do know that it's kind of hard to share happiness with me, I do know that.... I am working on it. 

I attached a couple of pictures from one of my last rides and the actual last ride on my green Bandit.

Love 

and keep me posted

Olli

Just a couple of under the nose shots

Man, look at those air inlets..

Well, I have school written all over me, don't I... 

My old neighborhood.. snief..

What are you looking at.... ???

It is done...

Für den Deutschen Teil einfach ein wenig runter fahren...... 

Hi everyone! Time for a quick update.

I have been fasting for 9 days now. I feel great. I had joint pain from eating to much sugar and protein and carbs... well, just the usual, and it is all gone. Fasting can heal cancer, if you didn't know. I feel light and crisp. If you want to try it, educate yourself first. There are a couple of things you have to consider, or it will not be a good experience.

So, in a nutshell, I am sold out, packed and ready to continue the olli flying saga.... what a trip. I am so ready to learn new ways and work for my new boss.

And of course to embrace the Hawaiian lifestyle. This morning I walked down to the beach and and saw at least 20 dolphins swimming in a couple of groups. I looked up and thought to myself, we (city slickers) are so detached from nature, that we have no idea anymore what is really important in life. I am looking forward to live a live in Hawaii that is more retached (I just invented that word) to nature. 

Anyway, my moving sale went well, I am rich, and nothing can stop me. I will post plenty of pictures in the future of my flying adventures and hope that all of you will do the same for me. I really want to know about your lives. Please don't be lazy to keep me informed, I am dead honest, I want to know about it. 

Isn't that the essence of life? To interact with each other and help each other?

Love

Olli

Hallo Ihr Lieben ! Zeit für ein kurzes Update.

Ich habe jetzt für 9 Tage gefastet. I fühle mich grossartig. I hatte Gelenkschmerzen von zu viel Zucker, Eiweiss und Kohlenhydrate... na ja, das Übliche halt, essen, und sie sind verschwunden. Fasten kann Krebs heilen, falls Ihr es nicht wusstet. Ich fühle mich leicht und knackig... um der englischen Übersetzung hier gerecht zu werden. Wenn Ihr es ausprobieren wollt, solltet Ihr Euch aber vorher ein wenig mehr informieren. Da sind ein paar Dinge zu beachten, sonst wird es ehr ein unangenehmes Erlebnis.

So, im kurzen Überblick, ich habe ausverkauft, habe gepackt und fertig die "Olli Flug Sage" weiter fortzuführen... was für ein weg das bisher war. Ich bin so bereit neue Wege zu erlernen und für meinen neuen Chef zu arbeiten. Und natürlich den Hawaiinischen Lebensstiel zu begrüssen. 

Heute morgen bin ich runter zum Strand gegangen und habe mindestens 20 Delphine gesehen, die in ein paar Gruppen vor der Küste rum geschwommen sind. Ich habe noch oben geschaut und dachte so zu mir selbst, dass wir (Stadt Ratten) so was von der Natur abgetrennt sind, dass wir wirklich nicht mehr wissen was wichtig ist im Leben. Ich freue mich auf ein Leben in Hawaii, das wieder mehr verbunden ist mit der Natur. 

So, mein Umzugsausverkauf ist super verlaufen, Ich bin reich und nichts kann mich mehr stoppen. I werde viele Bilder hier in meinen Blog reinstellen von meinen Flugabenteuern, und hoffe, dass Ihr das selbe auch für mich tuen werdet. Ich möchte wirklich auch von Euren Leben Berichte lesen. Bitte seid nicht faul mich auch auf dem Laufenden zu halten, ehrlich, ich will von Euch hören.

Ist das nicht die Essenz im Leben? Miteinander sich auszutauschen und sich gegenseitig zu helfen?

Love

Olli