Air animation

Choose a corpse of a Medium or Small Humanoid within range that is at or below the level of this spell × 2. The target becomes animated and has all of thier original traits except they are venerable to psychic damage and resistant to force damage.

On each of your turns, you can take a Bonus Action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move on its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves only to avoid harm. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete.

The creature is under your control untill you rest after which it de-animates

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You may animate a creature of up to the level of this spell × 2