Elytras don't fly

Resolved

Duplicate

I jumped off the edge of a structure that is tall enough to trigger elytra flying, but nothing happened.

Environment

Windows 10 Alienware Laptop Java 8 Update 73

Duplicate of MC-97161. You have to jump mid-air to activate it.

Reporter: migrated

Assignee: (Unassigned)

Created: 2016-02-27T01:33:45Z

Updated: 2026-09-07T13:06:34Z

Resolved: 2016-02-27T01:35:48Z

Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed

Affects Versions: Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 4

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