Elytra are equipped in the chestplate slot. They can either be placed directly in the slot, or be equipped using a dispenser. They may be repaired either by crafting two together or in an anvil, using leather: each piece of leather will repair the elytra by 108 durability, therefore requiring 4 leather to fully repair. These “broken” elytra have a different, tattered item texture, though they do not appear differently on the player. To initiate flying, the player must fall from a height of at least four blocks. Elytra have 431 durability, resulting in 7 minutes and 11 seconds of flight.