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Blue Angels pilot Scott Laux booted from elite Navy flight team for 'failing to meet standards'
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Maj. Scott Laux, a second-year Blue Angels pilot, has been removed from the Navy’s elite stunt-flying team for failing to meet its standards and will not participate in any further performances this season.
- The Navy has not disclosed the timing or specific reasons for Laux’s dismissal, and his profile has been removed from the Blue Angels' official website.
- Laux was absent from the recent NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show, where the team performed with only five jets instead of the usual six.
- Previously, Laux defended the squadron’s controversial low-flying display over Pensacola Beach in July, emphasizing the team’s commitment to safety and precision.
- Laux graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2012, flew F/A-18 Hornets and F-35C Lightning IIs, and joined the Blue Angels in September 2024, serving as the team’s narrator in 2025.
