vusimuzi mbatha
South African man’s dream of flight comes true
Vusimuzi Mbatha wanted to fly in a helicopter so badly, he built himself a craft out of scrap
metal and recycled material. His story impressed Bidvest Protea Coin to help make his dream a
reality. The company gave him a personalised flight uniform and took him for a flip.
Jobless South African man builds helicopter
Vusimuzi Mbatha saw a police helicopter during a strike on the platinum belt in North West. It
inspired him and he dreamt of flying his own aircraft one day. The dream was so strong, that he
built himself a helicopter out of spare parts and scrap metal.
