Anyone know how to fly the glider?

[Sockhead]

Ive given up trying to figure it out. Could anyone give me a run down? No matter what i press i nose dive straight to the ground. Also , dont log out with the glider on you or itll de-spawn.

[IAmRedd]

W will push down, S will pull up.
The gist of it is: jump off a ledge and once you begin to 'fly' let off S and W and glide down. You want the glider to be about level to the ground to float down, dont pull up too much or you'll lose speed(remember, it's a glider, so it doesn't propel itself), and holding W will nosedive down.

[CaptainNebulous]

You fly it Pretty much a very simplified that way you'd fly a real glider

[Sockhead]

Originally posted by Redd:

W will push down, S will pull up.
The gist of it is: jump off a ledge and once you begin to 'fly' let off S and W and glide down. You want the glider to be about level to the ground to float down, dont pull up too much or you'll lose speed(remember, it's a glider, so it doesn't propel itself), and holding W will nosedive down.

Thanks a bunch! on the plus side i now know i can do two perfect front flips and land on my feet if i jam W and hold it all the way down!

[LILI]

I had also the same problem: I kep pressing Z (AZERTY keyboard... i.e. W for QWERTY), convinced that I needed to give a continuous momentum to the glider. Well, yes, we need to go forward and press Z/W, but as soon as you get (a bit) airborne, just forget the keyboard for a short while...
Thanks to Redd.

[w-I-z-DO-m]

check the glitch to gain altitude with glider, pretty fun

[LILI]

oh yes! I just see Farket's video on it, and his source... lets play Icarus !!

[TorQue[MoD]]

I was having some major difficulty figuring it out too, but after about 8 "parachutes" rather than flights, I figured it out:
You need to make sure your head is perfectly level before you jump off a cliff/tower/whatever, then don't touch the mouse until you stop flying. The reason for this is because if you are accidentally looking up too much or down too much, then you'll think the nose of the glider is either too high or too low when it's not; your head tilt is just throwing it off. Then my advice is just to sprint/run towards the edge, jump at the last second and let go of W and then just tap W once until to bring the head of the glider to the top of your screen. This puts you in the perfect position to fly for quite a long time. I only ever use S to make slight adjustments like if I'm diving and then trying to level out. You won't ever be able to gain altitude above your take-off point so you can't think of S as a way to gain height.

If they keep the glider in Sons of The Forest, I hope they add updrafts. That would be awesome :)

[StiffMeatMallet]

Buy a controller keyboard sucks problems solved!

[Theonewhois]

Originally posted by IAmTheRedd:

W will push down, S will pull up.
The gist of it is: jump off a ledge and once you begin to 'fly' let off S and W and glide down. You want the glider to be about level to the ground to float down, dont pull up too much or you'll lose speed(remember, it's a glider, so it doesn't propel itself), and holding W will nosedive down.

Idk if it's just me and my friend but it doesn't go NOOO WHERe when u try flying it