I used panning padlock and in AH2, it would track enemy targets through the HUD sights smoothly. Now in AH3, it seems to stop panning when the enemy target pans into the center area around/behind the HUD glass/gunsights. It stops just like if the wing or canopy is in the way and sometimes I watch it move off screen target selected but it fails to continue following. I have noticed it in all the different airplanes I've tried. My FOV is set at 110 and I usually move my default views up where the center of the gun sight is at the top of the HUD.
Check the difference between AH2 and AH3. In 3, you can actually lose the lock/view/target as it pans across center.
Reposted from the Beta topics....
