BEIJING ~ A 23-year-old unemployed man from southwest China managed to board a plane disguised as a pilot, state media said, pulling off a feat carried out by Leonardo DiCaprio on screen.

Shu Shi, the would-be captain, who had bought the uniform online and downloaded various identification documents, succeeded in getting on the plane at Beijing Capital International Airport that was headed for his home province of Guizhou.

He came unstuck only after the plane’s pilot noticed his fake colleague’s knowledge of aviation matters was somewhat at odds with reality, prompting him to put him under supervision after takeoff and hand him over to police upon arrival.