

The first goal we created that we wanted to complete was to fly from the highest point of my world to an almost equally high point that’s around 150 blocks away. Instead of aimlessly walking around in your world, you can now fly and create goals for yourself. We’ve found that the Elytra is also a wonderful cure for any potential boredom you may have in Minecraft. While a walk from one side of your island to the other may take two minutes, if you can get to a high enough place and start gliding in the direction you need to go, you can get to your desired destination much faster.

We’ve found that it’s more efficient to get to the highest place and travel straight to the destination with an Elytra, versus heading through tunnels with twists and turns. After the addition of the Elytra, we have nearly eliminated using Redstone Rails altogether. In our Minecraft single-player world, we generally use Redstone Rails to travel around. Maybe you’re bored, or maybe you’re trying to get somewhere, or maybe you’re in danger and trying to fly out of it.

Learning how to properly fly and stay in the air is very beneficial when using your Elytra. Trying to keep your character in the air for as long as possible by finding your perfect position and direction for flying is no easy task, but practice makes perfect. The best practice for flying is to jump from a high place to gain distance between you and the ground immediately. You are not able to jump and directly begin flying upwards.

When you are gliding and heading upward, you will stall and begin to fall, losing your distance and height. If you glide slightly downwards, you will gain speed and be able to travel longer distances. If you jump off of a high ledge and go directly down to the ground, you will take fall damage due to the velocity at which you are traveling. Elytra can also be found hanging in an Item Frame on an End Ship. Elytra can be found in Minecraft’s End Cities. To initiate the flight, when your character in the game is falling, you must jump while in the air. Elytra is an item placed in the chest plate slot that allows you to glide and travel long distances without touching the ground.
