A ten-year-old computer flight simulator enthusiast is forced to put his skills to the ultimate test when his cross-country flight is hijacked in screenwriter/director James Becket's high-flying adventure. As young Ricky and his classmates board a commercial airliner to embark on a cross-country field trip, the amateur airplane enthusiast gets a nagging suspicion that all is not well with the suspicious passengers. His suspicions soon confirmed, Ricky and his frightened classmates do their best to thwart the terrorist's deadly plan. When the brave youngster and his friends discover that the pilot has collapsed, it's up to young Ricky to bring their flight back down to terra firma and ensure that his turbulent field trip has a happy ending.