Most of us are happy to try a spot of DIY but there aren't many who would take on the challenge of building their own aircraft.
These unusual looking planes are the creations of amateur engineers in Africa who have made their own jets - often just using scrap metal, a book guide and a lot of improvisation.
Despite their lack of material, training and money, these determined aviation-enthusiasts have managed to build their own machines.
But there are a few success stories - 24-year-old physics student Nigerian Mubarak Muhammed Abdullahi being one of them.
He spent nearly a year building a 12-metre (39ft) long helicopter out of spare parts sourced from old cars, motorcycles, and even a crashed Boeing 747. He used money he saved from repairing cell phones and computers.
His bright yellow contraption with a salvaged Honda Civic engine could actually reach heights of seven ft. His invention helped secure him a scholarship to study aircraft maintenance in the UK.
Creative: Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi, a 24-year-old physics undergraduate in northern Nigeria, used old cars and motorbikes to build his own helicopter in his back garden
Starting out: Aminu Abubakar can be seen welding the skeleton of a his helicopter out of scrap metal.
The homemade plane, which Abdullahi completed in 2007, earned him a scholarship to study aircraft maintenance in the UK.
Innovation: It may look like a car, but Abdullahi, pictured sitting in the front seat, used old car parts to make his own helicopter.
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