South Africa: Vusimuzi Mbatha, helicopter pilot

After he built his own helicopter out of recycled scrap, Mbatha took his first flight in one after impressing the people at Bidvest Protea Coin. "Instead of being negative he took up a challenge to fulfil his dream of building a chopper and one day becoming a pilot. For us it was all about recognising the dream of a person to become something great..."

"Mbatha captured the hearts of people around the country after News24 ran a story of the helicopter he built from bits of scrap metal, and his dream of one day flying his home-made aircraft."

"My heart is content."

Ubuntu.