Case in point is Operation Overlord 1944 or Two Weeks in Normandy, both are pure Air Units vs AA units. If played as Germans vs PO Allies, and the Allied air units are given Combat Support missions before the start of the game, the air units carry out the appropriate Combat Support missions the first couple of turns, but soon all the air units revert to Rest status for the remainder of the game.
Naturally the Air Staff Assistant is turned ON for both sides.
per the Manual:
"- Air Staff Assistant: The Air Staff Assistant can handle all of your Air unit orders for you. The Air Staff Assistant will place all Air units under computer control. As in the Standard Rules of the game, you may override specific Air unit orders for any given Turn; just select any unit and Mission as you would normally. The Air Staff Assistant can be toggled from the Advanced Game Options window as well as from the Air Unit Management window. If you turn the Assistant on from the Air Unit Management window, all Air units will immediately be assigned Air Missions by the assistant."
I have tried setting various Formation Orders, Order Emphasis, etc.
Is there a way to get the PO air units active for the entire game?
What has been the experience of others? Perhaps I am missing something here...