Charge jumping after a glide is intentional, though I'd agree is fairly pointless for the level I made.
Did that platform not come back after death and you had to restart the game? In that case that's pretty bad and my reset system isn't working. Otherwise, it doesn't come back since it's such a long ride, thought most people would kill themselves if that happens rather than wait. Though now that I think on it, I can think of a slight edit to decrease the chance of it happening.
I'd disagree on that part of the movement, I think it's pretty intuitive to hold a direction upon landing.
Agreed on the last point, maybe a color or sound change to do so.
Thanks for playing and the feedback.