Tyler Perry bought an island in the Caribbean and learned to fly small aircraft so he could personally pilot friends back and forth...
From Contact Music
The Madea's Family Reunion funnyman purchased his own getaway in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean a few years ago, but getting there proved a problem - he realized he would have to board a single-engine seaplane, because the retreat has no airport.
Perry decided he'd feel more comfortable making the trip if he was at the controls, and started taking flying lessons.
The Precious producer says, "I think that's the way we should be in life, whatever you're afraid of, once you realize it, once you conquer it, you're like, 'Oh, what the hell was I afraid of?'"
