I know that I just saw an article that included the words "black hat.. shows how planes can be remote controlled" in the last few days..
I don't think I found the article I was thinking of, but did find these:
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/08/10/satcom-systems-security/
https://www.cybersecurityintelligence.com/blog/aircraft-can-be-successfully-hacked-in-flight–3434.html
maybe Rich's comments on video games is a taunt about how the plane is being flown via remote capability.