Lets make things clear SL. Flaming Cliffs is not a new game, its an add-on aka expansion pack. You cant see abrupt changes on a game with an expasion pack. If you want such kind of changes you will have to wait for the next flight simulator of Eagle Dynamics.
Both of the main Lock On issues you are talking about , the AI and the DC, require a new game, with deep code changes. Remember IL2 Forgotten Battles? The game was supposed to bea simple addon to the original IL2, but for obvious reasons it came out as a game. ;)