Not in my experience.
This is a symptom of one of the most annoying bugs in CoD- you need to use autopilot for a bit at the start of a mission to 'register' players plane with the game.
If you are flying as a wingman this isn't too bad, a quick on/off of autopilot is sufficient and you can takeoff normally and fly the rest of the mission.
If you are Sqn/flight leader I find it necessary to keep autopilot on until ~1st waypoint otherwise your wingmen will 'ignore' you for the rest of the flight.
That's my experience anyway
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