Unable to deselect LOBL once Tracking

[GrEaSeLiTeNiN]

When LOBL is on and the hellfire is tracking (solid square), pressing the DELVRY button to get out of LOBL to select DIR/LO/HI is not possible. I have to set the LAUNCH button to STBY first in order to select one of the LOAL modes. But if say a Reaper is lasing the target, it automatically jumps from LOAL back into LOBL again even though I have not locked up any target (see screenshot). Is this as intended?

Update: This is intended based on an answer in Discord. I compared it to the Apache. It's actually similar to the Apache where DIR goes to LOBL mode. I can still select HI/LO but to get back the LOAL small dotted box, I had to WAS another weapon like guns or rockets and then WAS back to SAL. 

Edited August 30, 2024 by GrEaSeLiTeNiN