So…tried various things again. The ‘Recon Mode’ didn’t work any better than a couple of years ago. Good new: the ‘Padlock mode’ worked better. Still limits however except for cluster munitions (for the AI jet - they still act ‘strange’ with these using any method) using dumb bombs and A2G missiles I was 5/5 getting them to hit what I ‘padlocked’.
Still no go for locking the ground, ie; that building with Bad Guys in it you just flew by. Maybe someday. I’ve update the **PDF linked to in the original topic** on this. So, some slight improvement.