How can the Autobots Fly?

One of the most asked questions concerning the original G1 Transformers cartoon has been, "How Can the Autobots fly in the pilot and then not again?" Well I hope I can answer that one!
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[@dannyanderson3345]

Remember when the Autobots drove to Africa in two hours in the episode Changing Gears?

[@amethyst7084]

Let's not forget the Autobot Tracks, who could fly in car mode.

[@superiongamer3834]

“Me grimlock kick butt!” This is why I love g1

[@zestybagels930]

what if they remade G1 and fixed all of the mistakes, I'd like that

[@rotorz4dayz239]

Who else thinks the dinobots are funny

[@good7bad13]

I think at one point all transformers could fly but slowly it was seen as a waste of energy for robot mode. But the Decepticons kept it realizing the military applications and modified themselves for less energon consumption while flying. But in the pilot, the Autobots kinda remembered they could but realized afterward just how much they go through and with the limited medical supplies needed to fix that couldn't upgrade themselves.

[@michaelharris7445]

I've always justified it, in my own mind, with the lack of energon. The decepticons constantly stole energon so therefore retaining their robot mode flight capabilities. The autobots played by the rules and took what resources the humans allowed them to have and suffered for it. This was how I also justified the easy deaths of the autobots in the movie. Their energon levels were so low that they couldn't compete and therefore died vs shielding off the blasts like on the cartoon. My way of making my favorite cartoon make sense.

[@juliana.lymond2622]

I Say The Animators Forgot To Add Their Jetpacks While They're Flying.

[@wolfram07]

My take on it: Autobots do have the ability to fly. However, they are predominantly known for not being able to do so due to their flight capabilities being highly draining on their personal energon supply. This is due to Decepticons having better flight tech as part of their cyber-biology than Autobots.

[@masterproductions1179]

They just choose not to fly

[@the_criminal_mastermind]

Autobots: Lets all be cars and trucks

[@shadowdramon01]

How can the Autobots fly?

[@mfcomicjaidein1201]

C'mon, you guys. You know autobots can't fly.

[@lordumaruchan]

2:28

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

G1 would not be the G1 we love without it`s animation and continuity errors. Yes :D

[@iamtheomnimonkey]

I see it as a combination of 3 things.

[@BBBB-qv6rb]

8:18

[@CardboardBots]

It's simple. They can fly. But it uses up vast amounts of energy. The Decepticons don't care about conservation or rationing energy. When they need more, the take more, by any means necessary. They are the villains because they are the takers. The autobots have different strategy for survival. They live on less. They are the sharers. They live a different way and draw those that are weaker to there ranks... which are probably larger, but not as powerful/wasteful. This fits in with the aerial bots time travel story, the five faces of darkness story, and that the concept that future transformers were smaller to conserve energy a la Beast Wars.

[@SuperGodzilla2]

does anyone else think its ironic that in Prime the only bot who can fly in robot mode is the only who turns into a truck.

[@ethanontheinternet9415]

The answer to all the g1 mistakes...