Dusty Crophopper

Dusty Crophopper is the protagonist in the Cars spin-offs, Planes and Planes: Fire and Rescue. He is voiced by Dane Cook.

Training to race
After spending much time daydreaming of being a faster and better plane and training himself to be better after his work of dusting crops was finished for the day, Dusty sought out to qualify for the big upcoming Wings Across the World race. Training with his friend, Chug, it was eventually decided that he'd need more help.

With a suggestion from Chug, the two went to the hanger of renowned war hero and World War II veteran, Skipper Riley. Chug hid further and further behind the hanger, as Dusty asked Riley for his aid, but he was soon refused after multiple attempts to request help.

Qualifying and early failures
Dusty arrived and entered the qualifiers. After watching the other planes run their laps, he was the last to go. With an audience laughing at him for being a crop duster, he quickly raced through, with great accuracy and speed, but fell one position below qualifying. However, the plane above him had been using a fuel not allowed and was disqualified, allowing Dusty to enter the race.

Damaged engine
Dusty learned that his engine was damaged and that it was likely that he'd never race, again.

Personality and Traits
Dusty is a plane with high hopes—literally. Crop duster by trade, this single-prop plane sees himself soaring alongside his high-flying heroes in an international race. The fact that he’s not really built for competitive racing doesn't deter him from pursuing his dream—but his fear of heights just might. With a little help from his friends—and a WWII vet with wisdom to spare—Dusty takes off on an adventure of a lifetime, going prop-to-prop with champions while daring to reach heights he never imagined possible.

Trivia

 * Dusty Crophopper was originally going to be voiced by Jon Cryer, but he dropped out. Instead, he was voiced by Dane Cook.
 * Dusty’s design was inspired by the Air Tractor 502, Cessna, P51 Mustang, and the Air Dromader.
 * Dusty resembles a Cessna Agwagon both of which are used for crop dusting.