Youth's Desire (1920)

Bud Wise dreams of becoming a successful aviator, but the derision of his neighbors in the small village of Plainsfield drives him to the big city to fulfill his fantasies. After arriving in the city, Bud writes to Edith Kent, the only person from Plainsfield who had faith in him, that he has become a flying ace, but in reality he labors as a maintenance man at the aviation field. When Edith arrives to see her flying ace, Bud bluffs behind the levers of the plane when the engine accidentally starts, sending Bud on a wild flight which proves to Edith that her sweetheart has become a star pilot.