Why does my bird start flapping its wings and fall when I point the Wiimotes up?
In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword when trying to race on the bird, I only seem to lose altitude. How can I fly up?!
It's because you're not going fast enough while going upwards and therefor stalling (which causes you to lose lift).
You can flick your Wii remote to flap your wings and fly upwards.