Here is a guide on how to make a lightning rod in Minecraft, along with the materials you require, the crafting recipe, and its uses.

This will create a C shape like this. Then if you place a Redstone torch on the beginning of the Redstone dust on the ground, the flying machine will fly up.

Minecraft's most recent snapshots have changed the design of the redstone torch in a big way, stoking division among some fans.