Ezer =GCHQ= wrote:
And flares as standard for jets. Too bloody difficult to unlock them when people like Lurr are in the air as well and you survive approx 15 seconds after take off!

haha, i think its actually already far too easy to unlock stuff for the aircraft, they massively lowered the number of points needed for everything since beta.
my advice, hop on a 32slot conquest server, or less. it makes a huge difference having less people to shoot you down in the early stages. once you get the flares you're sorted.