Skipper Riley

Skipper Riley is an old plane who runs Skipper's Flight School. He is Dusty Crophopper's mentor. Skipper was an ace flier and 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. Skipper first appeared in the Cars Toons short, Air Mater, in which he taught Mater how to fly.