

Ricky is a ten-year-old daydreamer and expert on his computer flight simulator program. While on a cross-country flight for a school field trip, Ricky gets the uneasy feeling that his plane is about to be hijacked!
Practical Effects
Charmingly fake plane sets that scream 2005 made-for-TV
Acting
Mark Dacascos somehow keeping a straight face
Director
James Becket
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film exists in a bizarre pre-TSA sweet spot where a child accessing the cockpit was merely 'adventurous' rather than 'national security threat.'
Director James Becket spent most of his career in documentary; this was his lone narrative feature, possibly explaining the 'real plane footage meets obvious stage' aesthetic.