AI not following after takeoff?

[jdoe33]

Anyone else experienced this? They don't react to any commands given. 

[9./JG52_J-HAT]

IIRC this is one of the „it‘s CloD“ things where you need to work around the issue. 
Press Ctrl+A to turn on AI control for your own plane, let it start the take off run and your AI will start to follow. Then you can take over. Probably this will lead to the AI taking your plane airborne…

 

Here is a thread for reference. Afaik it is still the case. 
https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23473

To add to my comment: they don‘t respond to you because they don‘t see you as their leader. Unless you do the above. Then the AI commands should work fine.

 

The interesting thing is, when you are online and spawn an AI flight to be your wingmen, this problem doesn’t exist. 

[moeburn]

I had this same issue recently on the London Blitz single mission - if you launch as a Hurricane, the AI do not follow, even if you turn on autopilot.  You have to play as a Spitfire for the AI to take off.