Hilary Swank pilots boyfriend`s surprise plane ride

London: Hilary Swank loved learning to fly for her role in `Amelia` so much she surprised her boyfriend by giving him a lift during one of her flight lessons. The 35-year-old actress, who played aviator Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair`s recent film `Amelia`, took a detour during her training for her pilot`s license, cancelled partner John Campisi`s flight and took her plane to pick him up instead, reported Contactmusic.

"I absolutely love flying. I picked up my boyfriend from a meeting in Las Vegas. I said to my instructor, `Can we pick my boyfriend up?` and he said, `Sure.` So we flew to Vegas and showed up at the airport. "John said, `You cancelled my flight and I`m getting in that plane?` And I`m like, ``You`d better - we flew all this way to get you!` He white-knuckled it the whole flight," Swank said. The `PS- I Love You` star claimed she wasn``t frightened by her lessons and loves trying out new and "exhilarating" dare-devil stunts. "Not many things make me nervous. Flying, skydiving and bungee jumping are exhilarating: a reminder that you`re alive," she said. PTI