The Characters
Some believe in what they can prove. Some believe before they have any proof at all. They're going to need both.
Character & Visual Development
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Age 10
Visual Development
Hogan trusts facts.
Aircraft systems. Tools. Engineering. Checklists. Cause and effect.
If something is broken, Hogan believes there has to be a reason — and if there's a reason, there has to be a way to fix it.
A crashed sleigh presents one complication: some systems run on something no aviation textbook covers.
Age 8
Visual Development
Where Hogan sees a problem to analyze, Duke sees an adventure already underway.
Fearless, imaginative and instinctive, Duke is much more comfortable accepting the impossible.
That becomes useful when the impossible starts talking back. Hogan figures out how things work; Duke may understand why.
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Visual Development
This was supposed to be his chance.
108 has spent his life preparing for an opportunity to earn his place on Christmas's newest flight team.
When his first real mission ends in the West Virginia woods, injured 108 is determined to protect his crew, passenger and future.
Visual Development
Rookie, fast and still learning, 503 is suddenly far from home.
When everything goes wrong, he has to discover what being part of a crew means.
Age 35
Visual Development
Amelia Decker is a well-spoken, extroverted FAA Special Investigator who hopes to lead within the FAA.
Her work is shaped by a private connection to aviation tragedy.
Age 42
Visual Development
Andy is an English, introverted, analytical and scientific hero who can be bossy or snarky.
A Master A&P, former Royal Air Force test pilot, former USAF Thunderbird and experimental-aircraft builder, he carries a past flying mistake that ended his career.
The chapter gave him comfort and community.
Age 38
Visual Development
Dick is a pale, imposing FAA Inspector in a black suit, introverted, stiff and quiet with a foreboding presence.
In her 50s
Visual Development
Grandma is warm, caring and strong-willed, with a slightly Scottish way of speaking.
A project manager and the family’s rock, she lives adjacent to I18 and is open to magic.
Visual Development
He knows airplanes—and what happens when something goes wrong far from a runway.
When the impossible lands in his backyard, Grandpa helps the injured and solves the problem. The questions can come later.
Age 5
Visual Development
The youngest brother listens closely, often noticing the simple answer everyone else misses.
Visual Development
This was only supposed to be a test flight. Now Santa's life—and Christmas itself—may depend on a family at a little airport in West Virginia.