Gary Trumbo, eager to build a model airplane that truly flies, joins a model plane club to learn the skills he needs. With his parents serving as missionaries, they can't afford the engine and remote control required for his project. When Chuck Grover, a club member who scoffs at religion, is assigned to mentor Gary, he decides to "help" by stealing the equipment from a store and secretly giving it to Gary. However, Gary is soon caught with the stolen items and must now face the consequences for something he didn't himself do.