Captain Scott Boyd

Snowbird 5, Second Line Astern

Captain (Capt) Scott Boyd was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. His aviation career began at a young age with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets where Capt Boyd received both his Glider and Private Pilot Licenses.

In 2008, he joined the Canadian Armed Forces under the Regular Officer Training Program and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a bachelor’s degree in military psychology and leadership.

Capt Boyd was posted to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, in 2013 for Phase II flight training and received his wings later that year. After completing training on the CT-155 Hawk, he became a flying instructor on the CT-156 Harvard II and accumulated over 1,800 hours of flying experience along with his A Category instructor rating.

Capt Boyd was posted to 431 (Air Demonstration) Squadron, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, in the summer of 2018 and flew as Snowbird 4 in 2019 and Snowbird 5 in 2020. After working as the Chief Standards Officer in 2023, Capt Boyd happily rejoined the show team in 2024. Capt Boyd brings over 1,100 hours of experience on the CT-114 and 3,000 hours total flying time.