Gliding just isn't gonna work though. If it's gonna be useful, it has to be a glide that can be paired with a decent pounce. Like I was saying, a pounce that gives you a Yoshi-style flutter afterwards (where you hit the apex of the jump, start fluttering as you fall down a little, then flutter upwards quite a bit farther), that would allow the longest jump in the game, but making it slow enough to not be too overpowered.