Wrong configurations at mission start

[LeCuvier]

1. Starting from runway:
The aircraft should be ready to take off. Instead, the wings are folded, and I have to spread the wings and then lock them, before I can start rolling.
While this isn't a show stopper, it's very annoying.

2. Starting in the air
The undercarriage is down; and no matter how much I slow down, I cannot retract the gear using my HOTAS binding (maybe the gear is damaged due to the speed at mission start). I have to take my right hand off the stick and use the mouse to activate the lever. This happens even if the mission is an instant action with an enemy fighter racing toward me and the gear is slowing me to a crawl. I will be shot down before I have moved the gear lever.
This is a show stopper and should be fixed with priority.

Edit: When I use the Quick Action Generator, the landing gear is not extended although the mission starts in the air.
And I'm just flying one of these air-starting missions again, and the undercarriage is NOT down! So there seems to be some random behaviour which makes any bug report tricky to verify.

Edited July 1 by LeCuvier