A man from Canada is facing up to 20 years in prison after he posed as a pilot to get free flights across the world, and he’s drawn comparisons to the movie Catch Me If You Can. Canadian man racked up “hundreds of free flights” as fake pilotAs per Paddle Your Own Kanoo, the 33-year-old previously worked for a Toronto-based airline as a flight attendant until 2019, before quitting. This saw Pokornik get “hundreds of free flights,” including many where he asked to sit in the jump seat inside the cockpit with the pilots. Unsplash The 33-year-old posed as a pilot with a fake ID. Abagnale also posed as a pilot for free flights and forged payroll cheques.