Minecraft wiki entry for Flying, associated text: 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. 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, scrolling up on the scroll wheel increases speed while scrolling down decreases it. On the Java edition, players that stop flying drift a few blocks in the air, while in other versions, they come to a complete stop. Also, players on other versions keep flying if they touch the ground while flying, where on Java, players automatically stop flying if they touch any surface.