Glide

Glide works while you're dead, i.e. in spirit form. This can help if cemetery is on a mountain or a hill, and your body is at lower place -- and you could glide off which is a bit faster. No animation or visuals, though -- only buff and trajectory change.

This brings back memories of Spyro the dragon (original game):

"I think I can make it if I time it right..."
Hits 'X' twice
"I think I'm gonn- NOOO!"

one hour and fifty tries later

"One more time, just one more time.... And I'm dead."

Some issues with Glide. hitting space bar too much will cancel it. Cause spacebar ignores the 1.5 sec cd. Happens a lot in "panic". Spacebar doesn't activate Glide while mounted. But since Glide is a separate ability use this macro.

#showtooltip Glide
/dismount
/cast !Glide

Demounts you and activates glide. Also it cant cancel itself if you hit it too many times from the 1.5 sec cd from using it as the ability. But to be safe, the macro is made so you can't cancel glide at all with the macro. Hitting space will still cancel it. Gives a lot of control over this ability.

I came down like an ang..... Nevermind.

Huh? How is this post from patch 5.0??? wtf????

3 minutes to die.

This appears to of been a Goblin Glider test item reused for Glide. If you look it says "Added in Patch 5.0.4" and the change log shows it was Goblin Glider (TEST) at a point. So the comment refers to the 3 minute duration of that glider at the time. Case closed :D

You can only use this ability in the air to GAIN MOMENTUM once. After that, you'll just glide like a normal mage slowfall.

this is the only way to get to the portal in the stronghold of the Demon Hunters

Works when you are a Ghost (dead) for some reason.

Are you able to change your horizontal direction of travel during Glide? Can Glide be cancelled and then resumed again during the same fall (for example, to rapidly descend for a while before gliding again)?

yes and yes. glide is perfection incarnate.

Not really. If you fall a felbat saves you.

It's not flying, it's falling with style.

So if you use Noggenfogger Elixer and turn into the skeleton, then your demon wings still come out when you glide. Looks awesome.

Here it is in glorious 4k resolution; https://i.imgur.com/jsVlLHo.jpg

Possible ways to reduce or avoid damage from falling. And also self-resurrection.

ITEMS
[item=32539] Slow fall.
[item=32538] Slow fall.
[item=18951] Slow fall.
[item=9404] Slow fall.
[item=131810] Controlled flight. / Can only be used in Broken Isles.
[item=37011] Instant fly mount / Requires Hallow's End (18 Oct - 1 Nov)
[item=33176] Instant fly mount / Duration: 14 days (real time)

TOYS
[item=134021] Launch up and slow fall.
[item=113542] Slow fall. / Cannot be used while moving.
[item=119093] Launch up and controlled flight. / Can only be used in Draenor.
[item=131811] Controlled flight. / Can only be used in Broken Isles.
[item=139773] Fly up and directed "jump". / Can only be used in Broken Isles.
[item=140336] "Jump" up. / Can only be used in Broken Isles.

CONSUMABLES
Goblin Glider Kit Controlled flight.
[item=104299] 50 charges / Launch far into the distance and avoid fall damage.
[item=104346] Can only be used in Timeless Isle. / Controlled flight.
(not tested)[item=90078] 3 charges / need level <100 / Any damage protection.
(not tested)[item=104320] 50 charges / need level <100 / Any damage protection.

POTIONS (Consumables too)
Potion of Slow Fall Slow fall.
Sea Mist Potion Slow fall.
Avalanche Elixir Avoid fall damage.
[item=8529] Slow fall (1/3 chance).
[item=43472] Slow fall / Can only be used within Storm Peaks (Northrend).

ENGINEERING
Flexweave Underlay Slow fall.
Goblin Glider Controlled flight.
[item=10518] Slow fall.
[item=40727] Reverse your gravity.

RACIAL TRAITS
Pandaren - [spell=107076] Reduces damage from falling.
Goblin - Rocket Jump Directed "jump".

SELF-RESURRECTION
[item=19290] 10% chance.
[item=104328] Only usable in Pandaria.
[item=163743] Only usable in Kul Tiras or Zandalar.
Soulstone Warlock.
Reincarnation Shaman.

CLASSES ABILITIES
Warrior
[spell=6544] "Jump" to location.
Charge "Jump" to target.
[spell=198304] "Jump" to target.

Paladin
Blessing of Protection Any damage protection.
Divine Shield Any damage protection.

Hunter
Disengage Directed "jump".
[spell=186260] "Jump" to target.

Rogue
Safe Fall Reduces damage from falling.
[item=77949][item=77950] Slow fall.
[spell=195457] "Jump" to location.
[spell=51690] "Jump" to target.
[spell=36554] "Jump" to target.
[spell=231718] "Jump" to target.

Priest
Levitate Slow fall.

Shaman
Reincarnation Self-ressurection.

Mage
Slow Fall Slow fall.
[spell=45438] Any damage protection.
Blink Directed "jump".

Warlock
Soulstone Self-ressurection.
(not tested)[spell=111771]+[item=132357] Cast portal and use it.

Monk
(nope)

Druid
Feline Grace Reduces damage from falling.
Flap Slow fall.
Travel Form Instant fly mount.
[spell=102401] "Jump" to target / Directed "jump".
[spell=106839] "Jump" to target.

Demon Hunter
Glide Controlled flight.
[spell=196555] Any damage protection.
Metamorphosis "Jump" to location.
[spell=198793] Directed "jump".
[spell=195072] Directed "jump".

Death Knight
(nope)

Yes, you can !!

great comment, fell several times to death until I decided to combine it with dismount. Blizzard's default interactions of some skills while mounted, in ghostwolf or flying form etc. is really dumb

This comment is misleading because it's not precise enough. Yes, this ability makes you gain momentum only once. But, if you stop using your wings in the middle of a fall, if doesn't reduce your momentum (only increases your vertical speed, not horizontal). And if you pop your wings again in the same fall, you will thus keep the same momentum. That means if you use your wings, then pop goblin glider/emerald winds, you will glide with the speed of the glider/emerald winds, even if said buffs are gone.

However, it does mean that if you're in PVP (for the sake of a good exemple), and your speed gets reduced mid flight (through a paladin's Hand of Hindrance or through a Root effect), turning your wings off and back on won't increase your flight speed, even if meanwhile the slow/root effect has faded.

Generally, in PvE combat [in the Alpha, ofc] no, damage won't take you out of Glide, but I am expecting a pretty huge nerf to this for PvP in live.

Just to be curious, can you change the color of the wings via glyph?

Idd. Curious if this will work in combat / if glide will be cancelled if you take damage.