Skipper Riley

Skipper Riley is the deuteragonist of Planes and a supporting character in Planes: Fire & Rescue. He is also seen in the Cars Toons episode, "Air Mater". Skipper is an old plane who runs Skipper's Flight School, a small hangar used to teach students how to fly high and fast. Skipper is also Dusty Crophopper's mentor. Skipper was an ace flier and the top instructor of the esteemed Jolly Wrenches squadron until an incident during a combat mission took him off the front lines and left him grounded for life. In "Air Mater", Skipper teaches Mater how to fly.