Minbari Federation Scout Flyer Minbari Protectorate Flyers Scout Flyer Scout Flyer Class History The Scout flyer is another variant of the base transport flyer. This small ship provides a fleet with advanced warning and scouting capability where a larger ship would be a bit too noticeable. Scout Flyers are normally carried aboard Shargotti class Battlecruisers, as well as Morshin class Carriers. A few prototype scout flyers made it into the Earth/Minbari War. They were used with great success aboard the Drala Fi (Black Star) until it was destroyed by Comm. John Sheridan of the EAS Lexington. The few others that made it into the war escorted the advance Nial scouting parties sent into the Sol system to locate Earth. Scout Flyer SCS