I am unsure if this was an intentional change or not but since the patch I am no longer able to redeploy my glider once it has been deployed. Being an Australian player who very frequently experiences lag causing gliders to deploy then instantly un-deploy, this completely breaks gliding for me. It also makes it near impossible to glide down from the tops of gem mountains without killing yourself, as you cannot un-deploy and redeploy closer to the ground. Your only option is to nose dive.
If the change was to prevent people being able to glide through different squares, perhaps just changing it so that gliders break if they are equipped during zoning would be a better fix. Keeps the gliding within the zone and doesn't ruin the gliding experience.