but how did drager make something fake look so real? >> that was the big problem, to get the knowledge, how to use such a video. that it looks real. and that, in the end, the pilot steps out of the plane and everybody has to think, oh, my god, he actually landed this plane. >> to pull it off, drager, along with producer yan barons and post production consultant, michael viksu, combined three different planes. first, a remote control model airplane. to make the wing of the remote control plane disappear, they painted it out, frame by frame, replacing it with the blue from the sky. the detail 3-d aircraft was completed with a computer and inserted into footage shot on location at a hamburg airfield. it's the 3-d version of the plane that tumbles to earth and pulls up for a landing. >> i think the biggest challenge for the landing was it create a realistic looking plane, which we see before that, flying through the air. and then making it land on the real airport. >> after the plane lands, it comes to a stop and the pilot pops out of the c

logan thomas to chris drager. hokies win it 37-26. >>> houston gets no respect. perhaps this will help. sims had a field day against tulane. two touchdowns, 207 yards on just ten carries. sims played only three quarters. that's impressive. houston a perfect 10-0 after a ridiculous 73-17 win. >>> finally, they say a bad day playing golf is better than a good day at work. try telling that to john daly. he had a forgettable day at australian open. accidentally hit the wrong ball out of the sand trap. apparently he hit a range ball and i don't think that's the brand he uses. then on the next hole, he hit seven balls in the water. yep, seven. it would have been more but he ran out of balls and there were no range balls around. d he decided enough was enough, gave his score card to his partner and walked off. on his way out, his girlfriend shoved a photographer. just another day in the life of john daly. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> calming the storm, oscar officials pick a tried and true host. your early

logan thomas to chris drager, up eight. number 11, houston, gets no respect. this will help. charlie sims had a field day against tulane. two touchdowns, 207 yards on just ten carries and sims played only three-quarters. that's impressive. houston, a perfect 10-0 after a ridiculous 73-7 win. >>> a bad day playing gofrl is better than a bad day at work. tell that to john daly. he accidentally hit the long ball out of the sand trap. he hit a range ball. i don't think that's the brand he uses. then, on the next hole, he hit seven balls in the water. seven. it would have been more but he ran out of balls and there were no range balls around. he decided enough was enough and gave his scorecard to his partner and walked off. to make matters worse, on the way out, his girlfriend shoved a photographer. that's another look at sports. >>> here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. don't you hate it when that happens. >> i have probably done that before. i was foolish enough to keep hitting them. >> i am sure i would do the same thing. >> he is a very interes

logan thomas finds charles drager, 11 yards for the score, game tied 7-7. 3rd quarter, hokies facingrd and 2. logan thomas, keeping it, goes up the middle. 23 yards for the touchdown. virginia tech goes on to win 24- 21. >>> maryland and mark turgeon facing 16th ranked alabama in the puerto rico tip-off. 2nd half, a rare maryland highlight, a shawn mosely on the steal leads the break, goes to michael parker who spins it it in, avoids the foul. then trevor lacey drives but police misses the layup. tony mitchell is there. oh, that's some good clean-up. terps fall to alabama 64-42. tomorrow night maryland faces wichita state where turgeon once coached. >>> georgetown cruised to two easy home victories to start the season, 29-point win over savannah state. now the first real challenge of the young season comes mondathe kansas in maui, the maui invitational. senior jason clark is from arlington, virginia, and he's never been to hawaii. >> it's business, you know. i'd rather go out there and just play games. it will be great to see the beach, but that's not really me. i'd rash just go out