I believe this is really a conflict between ladders and the mechanics of flying. Considering you can stop on a ladder while crouching, and flying down is ALSO by crouching. The ladders and vines are taking hold of the player, thus making flying down in jungles, or flying down 1 block holes with ladders in them near impossible.
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I have seen this since before 1.2. The fix would do just disregard ladders and vines while flying, or have a different key for flying down and crouching.
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