The Heart of the Film
Real Aviation.
Magic may get you into the sky. Preparation, judgment, discipline and teamwork get you home safely.
General aviation isn't simply the setting of Hogan & Duke: Save Christmas.
It's part of the story's language.
This is the world of small airports and the people who keep them alive: pilots, mechanics, instructors, airport families, young aviators, old airplanes and the communities built around them.
The fantastic elements of the film don't replace that reality.
They collide with it.
A magical sleigh still has systems.
A broken component still needs to be understood.
An injured crew member still matters.
Weather still matters.
Judgment still matters.
And when something goes wrong in the air, the people on the ground matter most of all.
The Aircraft
Aircraft in the world of Hogan & Duke aren't anonymous movie props.
General aviation has personality — from trainers and utility aircraft to the machines pilots have kept flying across generations.
Development imagery shown throughout this site is conceptual and does not represent final casting, locations or production photography.
The Airport
The small airport is more than a location.
It's the community center of the story.
A place where generations cross paths, knowledge gets passed along, somebody always has the tool you need, and the person in the next hangar may be the one who saves your day.
Or Christmas.
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