# The Jetpack has lost it's "hover in place" functionality

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-jetpack-has-lost-its-hover-in-place-functionality/2700711>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fixed, bug-report, fortnite\
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-jetpack-has-lost-its-hover-in-place-functionality/2700711 "2026-02-18T22:26:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![AllyJax](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/allyjax/32/1217680_2.png) [@AllyJax](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/AllyJax)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-jetpack-has-lost-its-hover-in-place-functionality/2700711/1 "2026-02-18T22:26:53Z")

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### Summary

The Jetpack has lost its ability to hover in place by holding ADS in air, this functionality is still listed in the items description even, reading “While in the air, boost up by Jumping or hover in place by Aiming Down Sights.”.

If a player ADS’s in the air now, they simply will hover upwards, rather than hovering in place.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

### Steps to Reproduce

- Get a Jetpack
- ADS whilst in the air without holding the Jump button

### Expected Result

- The player hovers in place, not ascending, and can strafe around without going upwards

### Observed Result

- The player ascends upwards as if they pressed/held the jump button.

### Platform(s)

All

### Video

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/0/8/808330f5b0df88e7d05a72d96d914f10c56364aa.jpeg "Jetpack Hover Bug Report") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3a3b6Pg8k)

### Additional Notes

This bug emerged around when the new fancy Jetpacks were being made that functioned completely different to this one, it’s likely something when making those caused this one to break.

“Hovering in place” feels like a confusing way to word this, but it is how it’s worded in the description. For clarification, it means that the jetpack can hover in place, and strafe side to side, all without going upwards.

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**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-jetpack-has-lost-its-hover-in-place-functionality/2700711/12 "2026-07-24T16:02:08Z")

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FORT-1058379 is ‘Closed’ as ‘Fixed’. The issue will be addressed in 42.10.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/the-jetpack-has-lost-its-hover-in-place-functionality/2700711/13 "2026-08-17T22:26:56Z")

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