If you are flying, the crouch key doesn't realise you are flying, and slows you down as if you were in survival. This bug has been fixed for regular flying, but it still occurs while sprinting.
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In creative or spectator mode, pressing the crouch key isn't really crouching. The game just uses the same key to make you fly downwards. It shouldn't slow you down, as there is no reason for it, unlike in survival mode.
While I agree shift specifically, shouldn't slow you down, I do believe it would be nice for both creative and spectator, to have a way to fly slower through a binded key, for precise camera control.
@unknown that's intended, you can't sprint while sneaking. it just doesn't effect the normal flying speed
I don't see why that's intended. Sneaking shouldn't happen while flying. You should be able to descend while sprinting.
I agree you can't sprint while sneaking but with the flying part I have to agree to KingSupernova's response.
@unknown that'd be a feature/change request (which go here: https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/ ) as that was never introduced
this when sprinting is not a bug, you can't sprint while sneaking so it stops your sprint, it doesn't slow you down, it just stops your sprint, which is high likely intended
@FVbico
As this fix proves, you don't sneak while flying. You just descend. As such, there's no reason it should prevent you from sprinting.
Sorry, I don't understand this issue, but I think this works as intended, it's a new feature. Now, sprinting, sneaking, having the Speed effect, Slowness effect or scrolling while in Spectator Mode all affects the speed of where you are travelling.