THE AIR UP THERE

and egotistical is the last thing he is - even though he has reason to be. At age 36, this bright, charming, softspoken helicopter pilot and owner of his own helicopter charter company, has already accomplished what most people cannot pull off in a lifetime. Without the benefits of parental political influence, he is one of only a handful of black helicopter pilots in the country - and the only black co-owner of his charter company, Ultimate Heli, operating out of Grand Central Airport in Midrand, Gauteng. Despite humble beginnings, his parents gave him the best education they could afford and he passed his O Levels at Saint Marks