Flying

This article is about the form of transportation available in Creative and Spectator modes. For the flight attainable when using the elytra, see Gliding.

"Fly" redirects here. For other uses, see Fly (disambiguation).

Flying is the most versatile form of transportation and is available in Creative and Spectator mode.

Controls

Flying can be toggled by double-tapping the "jump" key while playing in Creative mode (or when the "May fly" privilege has been given to the player‌^{[Legacy Console Edition only]}) and can be activated at any altitude. It is not limited by any processes such as food depletion, which limits sprinting. The player can gain or lose altitude while flying by pressing the jump or sneak keys, respectively. Holding sprint allows the player to move faster while flying. In Creative mode, flying is automatically disabled if the player lowers onto a surface while in the air.‌^{[Java Edition only]} In Spectator mode, flying cannot be disabled because players can fly through all blocks. Flying increases the player's field of view by 10%; it is increased further when holding sprint.

Speed

Flying makes the player move at around 10.92 meters/second (39.312 km/h), which is approximately 250% of the normal walking speed, being 4.36 meters/second (15.724 km/h). This is increased further when holding the sprint key to 21.6 meters/second (77.76 km/h). When flying, friction is reduced to a level equivalent to when on ice.‌^{[Java Edition only]} A player flying in fluids or cobwebs neither sinks nor slows down. The Speed effect does not increase flying speed.^[1] In the Spectator mode,  Scroll Up increases speed while  Scroll Down decreases it.‌^{[Java Edition only]} Players that stop flying drift a few blocks in the air.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Beta
1.8			Pre-release				Added flying for players in Creative mode.
Java Edition
1.3.1			12w17a				The player no longer experiences the decrease in speed seen in Survival mode when traveling through fluids.
1.4.4			pre				Players that are flying are no longer slowed down by cobwebs.
1.5			13w04a				Players that are flying are no longer pushed by flowing water.
1.7.2			13w36a				Players can now start sprinting while flying.
1.8			14w05a				Spectator mode introduced, in which players are always flying.
							Players in Spectator can change their flight speed by moving the  Scroll Wheel.
			14w34d				Sprinting while flying now increases speed.
1.9			16w02a				Flying in creative mode now prevents knockback from explosions.

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Issues

Issues relating to "Flying" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• The player can also sneak while flying by holding jump and sneak simultaneously during flight.
• If the player flies high enough in Creative mode, the sun or the moon can be seen through the fog when looking down, depending on which is below the horizon at the time; the player can also see the clouds at this time.
• A player who gets into a bed or starts riding an entity (e.g. minecart and horse) while flying resumes flying when leaving the bed or dismounting the entity.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  The first image of flying in Creative mode
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  The walking animation is used while moving in flight in Creative mode

See also

• Sprinting
• Sneaking
• Blocking
• Tutorial:Flying machines

References