flying abilities
Flying Abilities lets players switch flight on with a Flying Feather item or the fly command, while keeping their survival experience intact.
What it does
Walking long distances becomes slow when building large structures, and creative flight is often not an option in a survival world. The mod gives every player a way to fly at will by using a specific item, so travel between build sites takes less time. Flight can be turned off again at any moment, and the rest of survival play stays unchanged.
The mod works through a single item and a simple command. The Flying Feather is available in normal survival mode, and typing fly toggles flight on or off without opening any screen. Operators can grant or remove flight for other players by name, which suits servers where an administrator controls who may fly. Forge is the only loader the mod is published for, on game version 1.19.2. Both the server and every player need it, and the mod is released under the MIT License, though it is not open source.
Key features
Flying Feather item
A craftable-free item available in normal survival mode that gives the holder the ability to fly.
Fly command toggle
Typing fly turns flight on or off instantly, for players who prefer chat or the console over inventory items.
Operator control
Server operators can name a player with the fly command to hand out or take back their flight.
Survival kept intact
Flight is added on top of survival mode, so health, hunger and the rest of survival play are left alone.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Building large structures
Players moving between distant build sites can fly over the terrain instead of walking the whole way.
Survival servers
Administrators can decide who may fly by granting or removing flight for each player.
Who it’s for: Players who build large projects in survival, and server owners who want flight available without enabling creative mode.
How it compares
Fly Apple is a Forge mod for 1.18 – 1.19.2 under a custom license and is not open source; it is also installed on both sides. To Fly in Survival is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, under All rights reserved, and is not open source. Flying Boats is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 released under the MIT License; it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flying abilities | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-11 |
| Fly Apple | Forge | 1.18 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2024-06-12 |
| To Fly in Survival | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-27 |
| Flying Boats | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-06-18 |
Questions
Does Flying Abilities need to be installed on the server?
Which loader is Flying Abilities published for?
What the author says
I created this mod because walking long distances in Minecraft can get tedious, and building large structures without creative flight is incredibly time-consuming. Flying Abilities allows you to fly whenever you want, while still keeping the survival experience intact. The Flying Feather This is the custom item…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flying-abilities
- Owner
- sufiahmedkhan1
- Published
- 2026-07-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15