Skipper Riley

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Skipper Riley
Skipper Riley
Color	Navy Blue
Occupation	Flight School Teacher
Main portrayer(s)	Stacy Keach
Character information
Gender	Male

Skipper Riley is an old plane that runs Skipper's Flight School.

Bio

Air Mater

Skipper is a grey plane who lives in Propwash Junction, a whole town full of airplanes. He runs Skipper's Flight School with his assistant Sparky, and he teaches Mater how to fly in Air Mater. Skipper learns that he can really teach anyone how to fly, guaranteed.

Planes

A reclusive old Navy Corsair, 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. These days, Skipper keeps to himself, but his quiet existence is turned upside down when an ambitious and persistent Dusty solicits Skipper’s aerial expertise—and gets a few life lessons in the process. But Skipper—who’s never really come to terms with his past—finds that he has a few things to learn, too, and while coaching Dusty to fly faster and smarter, the teacher becomes the student.

Skipper appears to be a little judgmental in Planes, as he hesitated to teach Dusty how to fly well at first. After Dusty passed qualifying however, Skipper then realized he had been a little harsh and agreed to help Dusty and his friends.

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Skipper first appears when he asks Dusty if he's ready to go on a flight run. When Dusty engine gives for a few seconds, Skipper contacts the tower for an emergency tower. He is later seen trying to confort Dusy about his engine. When Dusty leaves to become a firefighter, Skipper shows support in his desicon and tells him to be safe.

Model

Skipper's make model (F4U Corsair) and Skull and Crossed Wrenches insignia on his engine cowling are clearly based upon the World War II US Navy Figher Squadron VF-17 ("The Jolly Rogers"). Skipper even has "VF-17" stencilled on his rear fuselage. In the photo, you can compare Skipper with "Big Hog", the Corsair flown by Cdr Tom Blackburn, CO of VF-17.

Occupation

Skipper runs Skipper's Flight School, a small hangar used to teach students how to fly high and fast.

Appearances

Feature Films

• Planes
• Planes: Fire & Rescue

Short Films

• Air Mater

Video Games

• Planes: The Video Game

Merchandising

• 1:55 Scale Diecast
• Micro Drifters
• LEGO Duplo
• Disney Store Diecast Line

Trivia

• In the Japanese trailer of Planes, Skipper was voiced by Takaya Hashi (土師孝也), but Tarō Ishida (石田太郎), the Japanese actor of Skipper, passed away from a heart attack on September 21, 2013 while Japan was producing Planes in Japanese.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Skipper Riley/Gallery.

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Playable Characters	Dusty • Skipper • El Chupacabra • Ned • Bravo • Ishani • Bulldog • Ripslinger • Zed • Echo
Non-Playable Characters	Tractors • Dwight D. Flysenhower • Colin Cowling • Pete • Betsy • Sparkplug • Milkman • Rattler • Ducky
Landmarks	Propwash Junction • Deadstick Desert • China • Dubai • Germany • Iceland • India • Nepal • Pacific Ocean
Chapters	Training Mode • Trouble in Propwash • Himalayan Hero • Ripslinger's Revenge • Blown out of Proportion • Power to the People • Deadstick Cleanup • Volcano Chaos • Old Dog, New Trick • A Colorful Calamity • Too Fast, Too Fueled • Diwali Destruction • The Grand Finale • Super El Taxicabra! • Ticket to Ride • Twist of Fate • Air Force Juan • Full Metal Fuselage • The Junior Jolly Wrench • Firework Festivity • Weathering the Storm • Flysenhower Needs Our Help • The Jolly Wrenches • Icebreakers • Flysenhower Verses the Volcano • Trouble for Propwash • Doppeldusty • Ripslinger Smash • Flying Blind
Items	Toroidal Vortex Cannon • Plow • Vita-minamulch Sprayer • Paint Sprayer • Flare Launcher • Magnet • De-Tornadofier • Lightning Rod • Camera • Super Taxi Magnet • Cannon

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