I don't remember exactly when it all began,
but it seems like I've always dream of flying.
It's so easy in a dream,
but what's the magic behind getting a heavy airplane to fly in the air.
That's a question drove me crazy as a kid.
And I tried lots of pretty crazy things
before starting to get some answers.
Hi Mr. Denis!...
Hey laura HEY
Guess what! My new flyer is almost ready.
Cool... I thought you'd given up.
No way. This one's going to be better than X-02.
I hope so, that one crashed.
Come on, you want to see if!
Yeah! See you Dad!
Well, what do you think?
It's got no wings?
No, not yet.. Take a look at this.
Cool. Are you sure it's strong enough...
Yeah...
Hey! Watch if I... Oh sorry.
Don't worry, I'll fix it
I've got an idea!
Be careful, don't break it
How do you like it?
You're promoted to chief engineer!
I accept!
Zac! Dinner's ready...
O.K. Mom.
Tomorrow...
Tomorrow
Thanks.
Nice flying!
Shut up.
Oh cool!
Wow.
Oops. Hey!
Hey! Hands off, Morom!
Look what you did!
Sorry.
You're going to pay for that!
Hey, I said I was sorry.
What's with all that junk?
That's not junk. it's X-03.
There! I fixed it Leave him alone!...
And don't yank it away from me.
Hey! It' pretty good... for a girl. What's your name?
Laura. And this is my friend Zac.
Carl... Want to try it?
Sure! All right..
Hold it like that and...
Good! We don't need clowns around here.
Thanks but.. I've got to go.
Whatever...
Zac!... Let me help you.
I thought you were too busy with your new friend.
Don't be silly, I'm your friend?
Flying fancy toys doesn't make him an airman...
Me, I'll fly for real...
Of course you will...
He was kind of a jerk, wasn't he...
Come on. We've got work to do.
OK.
Honey, we understand your love of airplanes and flying.
We support your creativity
it's Wonderful.
Zac, you need to think about the consequences of what you're doing.
Zac! Are you listening to me?
Sure Mom.
You've got to be more careful.
OK, Mom.
Ready?
Ready.
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...
3...2...1!
Ignition!
Zac?
Oh, my God!
Laura?
Whoa!
Zac!
I'm O.K., Mom!
Just imagine if the tree hadn't been there.
I can't always be there to watch over him.
He keeps coming back home all cut up, his clothes torn.
This has got to stop, Paul! He's going to kill himself...
Helen. I'm as worried as you are.
But he's not a had kid... He's just nuts about airplanes.
Look, I'll keep an eye on him, O.K.?
But we've got to let him spread his wings a little bit..
Yes!
I don't know what I'd do if something happened to him.
I know...
This one's going to be the best design ever.
Gee! What happened?
Oh no! Mom took all my things away!
I think the roof thing really freaked her out
But I'm O.K ...
Listen, my Dad said I could use his hangar...
Why don't we open shop at my place?
Yeah!
Quick Laura!
Cool!
Okay, Grab it
Okay, got it?
Okay, you just attach the cage.
Okay, good.
Can you hold that?
Zac!
Hey Laura, come here...
What do you think?
Zac.
What?
O.K. Zac. Easy...now
UH-OH!
ZAC?
Oh my God, oh my God...
I can't breathe...
it's O.K., son, you're winded.
Don't worry... just try to relax!
DAD! I... WAS... flying!
You sure were...
Is everything okay? I think so.
How could I let you do this?
Are you going to tell Mom?
I think we can keep this one between us for now. O.K.?
But Zac, your mother is right..
You've got to stop these crazy stunts...
But Dad! I was flying today!
Yeah... and then you fell
and you're lucky you didn't seriously hurt yourself.
So let's do it right Let's learn what it takes to fly...
OK...
We'll first learn about the Bernoulli principle.
The what?
It's the thing that allows an airplane to fly.
It says here that if you cut a wing like this,
you should see that the top part of the curve
is longer than the one below.
The air has to travel a greater distance,
which forces it to accelerate.
Oh... Kaaay...
Hmmm, let's test that..
The magic is that the quicker the air travels the less the pressure!
Hmmm, Hmmm.
Which causes lift from below!
As if the sheet was sucked up?!
Exactly!
Push against my hand...
O kay.
Equal pressure, nothing moves.
But if I decrease my pressure...
You get sucked in...
Ah! I bought something for you.
It's a flying cap!
Looks like a baseball cap to me... it's got no wings.
No wings?
Gee, you're right no wings... Hum, let's see what we can do...
A-ha! How about these?
Wow! They're real.
That's what they used to give pilots after they learned how to fly.
With today's flight, I think you've definitely have earned yours.
All you've got to do now is get your license.
It turned out that I had to earn those fabled wings all over again...
And it proved much more difficult than what my father had told me.
I eventually made a solid name for myself
in the world of aerobatic flight and became chief instructor
for a small Canadian company.
Laura pursued her passion for fixing up things
and opened a aerial mechanics shop near Lake Powell, Arizona.
We made a deal to keep the planes in her hangar
During the Canadian winter
In exchange, I agreed to give her flying lessons.
We were helping each other out again
and getting along as fine as ever.
Okay, Laura, time for some maneuver training
Just like last week.
Ready when you are, hotshot
Entering training area...
Time to put lesson into practice.
Lead's ready with good fuel.
Two is ready with good fuel...
On this heading, split now.
Reverse!
Lead's visual.
Fight's on!
Knock it off! Knock it off!
Knock it off...
I felt a heavy thump on the stab... Clear to rejoin to take a look.
Roger...
Lead from two, everything looks good from here.
Lead checks... We're RTB.
So, cheater?
Just when I'm about to get a clean shot at you,
you have a problem?
Poor little thing...
What about me?
This bird sacrificed itself for your pride.
I had you for once.
You've got a ways to go before you catch me.
We'll see about that
That's good, there's no damage.
This time you were lucky, but next time...
Thanks for the lesson!
Hey! Laura! Got time tonight for pool tonight?
Oh we'll see! I've got a plane to fix!
All right We'll see you 'round eight!
In the air, you're still the teacher...
but here...
Seems like a different breed of bird's coming to my rescue.
Very funny.
Ahhh! The prestige of the uniform.
It turns out that Carl, the kid with the remote plane
also followed his dream of flying.
Prestige this!
Dumb luck.
Mr. Expensive Toys had gone directly
for the big jet fighters in the Air Force.
Ironically, he kept popping up wherever we went
Sore loser.
Hey! We have a serious player here...
Carl... We're both really glad to see you again.
Shall we play another game, Laura?
Maybe I should try my dumb luck with someone else...
Yeah! So maybe you should stick around and... maybe learn something.
Excuse me...
Zac!...
OK, fine.
Ah! Still there...
So, Miss Denis told me that you still play with airplanes?
Make a living...
Ah yes! For people who like to pretend they're fighter pilots.
Business must be good. You think I could do it?
Drop it
Tell me, you and Laura...?
Then Laura is big enough to decide who she wants to play with?
Hey! Easy man. Where's your pilot's cool?
Look, why don't we settle this like gentlemen?
You said it she's big enough to decide for herself.
Quite right..
But you're pretending to be a pilot Why don't you prove if!
Or maybe you're still a clown?
What do you have in mind?
Your fighter jet against my prop plane?
You still think that expensive toys make the pilot
Of course not..
But you've got some of those... planes?
The Extra 300 is an exceptional aircraft
Sure... But we need to find out about you.
You mean a race?
Air combat.. First 5 kill.
Why not both?
Ten second penalty per kill, then.
Below 500?
Uuuuh! No hard deck...
Well... is the Grand Canyon hard enough for you?
Loser's declared "The Official Clown".
You're on!
Hey, what are you guys doing? Comparing loser's notes?
She beat you?
The drinks are on me.
Better buy a clown's nose, soldier.
What?
Gum?
This is crazy... What did you guys think?
That I'll fall in love with the winner?
What, you think I'm some sort of dumb trophy?
It's not what you think, Laura.
It has nothing to do with you,
I mean not directly...
Directly or not, I don't want no part of your stupid game.
Come on, it's only for fun.
I'd never place a bet on my love for you.
Then go and play with your...
What did you just say?
I love you, Laura.
Don't joke like that.. You're joking, right?
OK, I'll prepare the planes and I'll pick up the parts...
But I still think this is stupid.
Thanks...
OK...
Similar to your fighter's gun,
you have dual lasers with a dispersion of five mails;
which is about the same precision you're used to.
Now, if one of them fails, you could still manage,
but it'll be a little tougher.
And I guess this is the trigger?
Funny. Look, I don't mean to show you how to fly a plane,
but these are my babies and I want to make sure that
you take good care of them when you're borrowing.
Don't worry, comrade, she'll be in such good hands
that she won't enjoy flying with you again.
Yeah... We'll see what she thinks when we're done.
First, let's see what these babies can do...
Hey, Carl, let's see what you can do.
Funny, flyboy, but no problem.
Not bad, Mr. Air Force.
Ready to crank it up to the next level?
Ready when you are.
Woo-hoo!
Let's see your F-18 do this.
We don't play with million-dollar jets, Clown Boy.
Woo-hoo!
Okay, I think I've got the hang of these puppies.
RTB?
RTB.
Hey, Laura, wait up.
We'll see you tomorrow?
Uh, yeah. I'll be there.
Uh, good luck.
Thanks.
O kay.
Carl was a good pilot
I don't know why he felt he had to put gum on my laser.
At way point 1 on your GPS,
race is on - 'soon as you reach the Canyon anyway.
First leg is to Lake Powell, round the pillar to way-point 3.
You then have 15 minutes for the combat or first 5 kills,
then RTB for race's second leg.
All time and positions will be stored in the flight recorder
and I'm the final judge. Good luck!
Race is on!
A little hint, Carl.
The gap ahead of you is a shortcut
it's all yours, flyboy.
Now, who's the clown?
Giving you a little advantage...
You're only prolonging the inevitable!
Besides
I'm right behind you.
Activate laser guns. Combat starts... Now!
Now we're talking.
That's a hit! One to nothing..
I hope you're watching closely, Laura.
This is where we separate the boys from the men.
Hey, Mr. Big Shot, guess what?
That's one to one.
Lucky shot clown boy. But now it's two to one.
Calling it quits?
Just warming up, soldier.
What's wrong with this stupid laser gun?
What's the matter, Zacky boy? Problems with your toy gun?
Gotcha!
Now I'll show you the way home.
Approaching canyon turn.
How's it feel to be beaten at your own game?
Game's not over yet
Looks like you spoke a little too soon Mr. Air Force-Woo-hoo!
First touchdown goes to Zac.
Signing off.
Why don't you guys go and get a drink, while I check the results.
Go on!
I had only two chances. You are a dangerous enemy.
You've beat me on the clock.
Only by a few seconds...
So, what's the judge's decision?
Zac wins! What?
Two registered hits each and Zac's time was 8.7 seconds quicker for both runs.
Oh come on, Laura... I heard the alarm five or six time!
Faulty signal. Instruments show a tie... You won!
You're kidding.
Laura, I had at least four clean shots...
Are you questioning the judge's fairness? Gum?
Well Zac, it looks like there's a new clown in the sky.
Drinks are on me!
How much longer do I have to wear this thing?
Hey! Hey!
I still can't believe what happened yesterday.
That guy is a hell of a pilot..
So are you... Even if you still do some stupid things.
Look... Laura... About what I said the other day... I...
Ah, yeah... I brought you something...
What is it?
Open if!
Nice wrapping...
Just open if!
Oh wow!
I can't believe it
I don't know what to say...
Then don't say anything.
You know, it's funny.
My dream of flying was easier to figure out than my love for Laura.
But one thing I learned about pursuing dreams.
Sometimes they come true.