Movie Moments on Instagram: "Ted Striker, played by Robert Hays, is the protagonist of the 1980 comedy film Airplane!. He is a former fighter pilot suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a disastrous mission in the “War” (a vague reference to real-world conflicts like Vietnam). His fear of flying has left him emotionally scarred, leading to a drinking problem—though, in typical Airplane! fashion, this is visualized as him literally splashing a drink onto his face instead of d