ROS,
nice job going through the training-maze
. it is not neccessary however to know everything to fly with us, we operate on a sort of mid-level.
A-A or A-G? well, the f-16 is a multirole fighter, so being able to deploy aa and ag ordonance in the same mission is often neccessary. i myself do not master every ag weapon, but i try to master some out of each catogory (laser guided, INS guided, dumb, standoff,...). since there are only two real possibilities for AA (amraam, sidewinder), these should be "bread & butter".
in my mind, the multiplayer experience differs quite a lot from single player flying and with it, the "requirements".
since SP flying is limited to takeoff, bomb dropping and landing as AC#1, MP requires a little more, because you are not always in the role of leading a flight, thus formation flying, communication and reacting to "tasks on short notice" come into account as well.
long talk short
: to be a valuable asset to our missions, be able to connect to a server, use IVC, rampstart, fly in formation, shoot AA missiles and drop some kind of bomb. harms would be nice, air to air refueling a luxury. period.
regarding your question, if we fly training TEs regularly, answer is no. simple reason: training TEs are mostly single ship flights and are very sensible when it comes to changing loadouts, flight paths,... plus, most of them start in the air. editing them to accomodate more human payers results in a CTD. learning by flying a campaign mission is our motto.
BOYEZEE,
sorry to hear you have spent hours and not getting close to a desired result
maybe i can be of assistance. i started from scratch like you, but was able to map my controlls within 30min, after i learned, which buttons i actually need. i did it like KRAUSE does it in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2haRQ6DCzSM
a written list of these buttons can be found in the description list.
i use my mouse (equivalent of the pilots finger) in 90% of all interactions with the cockpit. only buttons on the (ingame) throttle and stick are bound to my hotas.
i would love to welcome you both in our little f-16 community