Build a Flying Machine using an Observer in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to use an observer to make a flying machine.

In Minecraft, you can build a redstone device that uses observers, slime blocks, a piston and a sticky piston to move the machine forward so that it looks like it is flying.

Let's explore how to make this flying machine in Minecraft (watch our video below for detailed instructions on how we built our flying machine).

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Required Materials

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to build this flying machine:

2 Observers

1 Dirt

1 Piston

1 Sticky Piston

5 Slime Blocks

Build the Flying Machine

In our flying machine design, we use slime blocks to build the machine above the ground and then break the slime blocks so that the flying machine appears as if it is floating. You can use this technique to build the machine as many blocks up from the ground as you like.

Watch our video for detailed instructions, but here is what the flying machine looks like when it is done:

How to Activate the Flying Machine

To activate the flying machine, place a slime block down so that you can hop onto the machine. Then place a block on the face of the observer to watch, for example, a dirt block.

Then break the dirt block to start the machine.

The machine should start up and begin to move forward. It will appear as if it is flying.

Congratulations, you just learned how to use an observer to make a flying machine in Minecraft!

Other Things to do with Observers

Here are some other activities that you can do with observers in Minecraft:

Build a Potion Trap using an Observer

Build an Automatic Farm using an Observer