Defining a 'forward' for a mc

Hia guys.

Appologies - im very new to flash, and am probably running before i can walk here, but hey - its the only way to do it.

:?)

Im trying to make a skydiving game.

I need to be able to make a mc move in the 8 directions but those directions depend on the way the skydiver is looking.

Eg… When looking up, up will take you up. But when looking down, up will take you down.

And any angle between.

Hope that makes sense?

Many thanks for help. :thumb2:

Skiprat