BogeySmoke

You aren't out-rating the AI. Your sustained rate is about 1/2 what is would be with normal Flaps. You're just turning in a massive circle at huge speed. The AI probably thinks you're running away. You can do the same 'trick' with Stores Config III. Both limit the possible AoA, meaning you can pull full stick and instead of turning tighter until you stall, you'll just have a very loose turn that lets you accelerate. Extending flaps is a great way to save yourself from g-loc when you are too fast for turning.

I found hitting the first Mig too quickly moved the mission on to the second engagement without spawning the 2nd Mig, so that even after hitting the Helo and the Missile, the mission wouldn't complete. Waiting until Mig 1 is on a bombing run along the coast gives Mig 2 time to spawn and lets you complete the mission.

I just completed the A-G missions yesterday. I found that getting ahead of the tutorial left lots of highlighted button presses, but didn't notice any errors on the screens. Are you having issues with a particular mission/objective, or more generally?

I just DL'd the Viper. I set up my profiles in game, with an empty DCS profile in the Logitech software (Modes deleted, pinkie set to fallback etc...), joy.cpl MFD Clutch & Latch both unticked... but when I get into an F16, the pinkie is latched. Swap to an F15 (in mission [Alt]+[J]), and it's not latched, swap back to F16, = Latched. Anyone had this issue or know what I'm doing wrong? SOLVED: I added Btn6 to [Switches] instead of [Modifiers]

Still available, and still only in AUS?