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Jobless South African Helicopter Builder's Dream Comes True

Vusimuzi Mbatha, a 35-year-old unemployed man who built a helicopter out of scrap materials, has taken his first flight.

South Africa: Vusimuzi's Helicopter Inspiration Foils Robbery

News24Wire, 26 June 2015

The Bidvest Protea Coin (BPC) helicopter that helped an unemployed man achieve his dream of one day flying in a chopper was involved in the chasing down of wanted suspects in a… Read more »
South Africa: Vusi Soars to New Heights With Helicopter Ride

News24Wire, 24 June 2015

What came to Vusimuzi Mbatha in a dream, on Wednesday turned into an exhilarating reality when he finally took to the skies in a helicopter. Read more »

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South Africa: Man Overjoyed As Helicopter Dream Comes Closer to Reality

News24Wire, 23 June 2015

The unemployed Rustenburg man who built a helicopter out of recycled materials is now going for a ride in the real thing, perhaps the very helicopter that inspired Mbatha to create… Read more »
South Africa: Dream Takes Off for Jobless Man Who Built Helicopter

News24Wire, 21 June 2015

The unemployed man who built a helicopter from recycled material outside his shack in the Siza informal settlement near Rustenburg is beaming with excitement after News24 users… Read more »
South Africa: Jobless Man Builds Helicopter With Recycled Material

News24Wire, 19 June 2015

All he wanted to do was fly in a helicopter. So an unemployed man at Siza informal settlement near Rustenburg decided to follow his dream - and build his own helicopter. Read more »
South Africa: Jobless South African Man Builds Helicopter

SA Info, 19 June 2015

All he wanted to do was fly in a helicopter. So an unemployed man at Siza informal settlement near Rustenburg decided to follow his dream - and build his own helicopter. Read more »

Screenshot from a video showing Vusi Mbatha taking his first first helicopter ride in Rustenburg.