2009-12-06 14:49:46 - Morgan Freeman has treated himself to an early Christmas present - his own private plane.

Morgan Freeman has treated himself to an early Christmas present - his own private plane.
The actor, who endured a stint in the U.S. Air Force as a young adult, began learning to fly in 2002 and quickly went on to

earn his pilot's license.
Freeman, now an expert in the skies, recently bought his first jet - and he's christening the aircraft by taking it on a journey around the world.
He explains, "I'm flying from here to South Africa. Then, since we've got some business down there, we're going to Botswana... then we're going to go to Kenya, northern Kenya, because we've been invited to visit a local tribe.
"The reason we're doing all this is because I've got my own plane. Brand new. Me and my co-pilot (will be flying it)."
And Freeman brags his plane is fully fitted with such up-to-date equipment his jet would likely put other celebrity pilots and their planes to shame.
He adds, "I started flying in '02. I've got everything that the law requires (fitted to my plane), and then some."
Freeman joins a select high-flying club - Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Angelina Jolie, Hilary Swank and supermodel Gisele Bundchen are all keen pilots.