Celebrity Pilots Flying the Friendly Skies  Gisele BundchenAP
News broke last week that Gisele Bundchen is mastering another
runway — the airport kind.   The supermodel is studying to get
her helicopter pilot's license. She's passed her written test
and is scheduled to take her practical exam in the coming weeks.
So she's trying to cram in enough flying hours before her little
bundle of joy arrives (she's currently eight months pregnant).
Seems the baby bump gets in the way of the rudder, which makes
controlling the aircraft a bit difficult, but Gisele is
determined to complete her studies.  The former Victoria's
Secret angel is not the first celebrity to earn her wings. Check
out these other stars who have a license to fly the friendly
skies.  Photo gallery: See celebrity pilots through the years.
Tom Cruise  Tom Cruise got his private pilot's license in 1994,
and flying is a skill he began to acquire while playing Pete
"Maverick" Mitchell in the Navy fighter weapons school film "Top
Gun." While in real li