Yeah, it's strange. Honestly I didn't know what you meant until I logged in to check it out. I thought you meant you can't dismount by clicking (which works on a TBL carpet and other mounts). You can't dismount/drop it this way, but yes it flips between a "dog" pose and a "bird" pose, if that makes sense. In ground mode the wings do not flap, for example. There's a profound difference. Edit: Clicking to change the pose works via keyring (dragging the icon to a hotbar). Edit2: For clarity on "pose memory", it seems to go into the opposite pose when re-summoned, not the original one it was in when de-clicked. Either way, it acts like a toggle whether it's active or not, if that makes sense.
If you can't farm Zlandicar you're doing it wrong. Fully group geared my 6 box team can burn him and my SK can do it without even needing heals from the cleric. This was the case when I was in all in Snowsquall armor. Zlandicar is easier than Griklor.
Bard top run speed is 88, Diagonal straffing is like 92.. I have hit 200+ falling at top bard speed in old FM.