Wingmen:

When entering into a furball with a flight of
enemy planes, use your wingmen as much as
possible. By issuing regular commands such as
"engage the other one" or "protect me," you 
will carve out a little more flying room for 
yourself and shouldn't see quite as many
inbound missiles with your name on them. 


AI Wingman:

Conversely, when designing missions from the 
Quick Mission Editor or the separate Mission 
Builder utility, you should have your multiship
flights start in the air. The AI wingman pilots
are highly prone to crashing into one another 
on the taxiways when you start them on the 
ground.


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