Few things there, Truekill.
The friendly saw you on someone so your concentration was on your fight.
He also saw someone actually getting in on you and again you're concentration is on the kill on front on you.
The friendly actually tried to get in and help.
The friendly could'nt see your wing was already gone at the time he checked 6 you.
My concerns are the check 6's are handed out so haphazardly that they no longer have any value and become more of a hindrance than a help.
If 2 guys throw check 6's at you are you not obligated to have a look around for your own safety? And when you look around and see nothing do you have make yet another sweep with your eyes because the guys throwing check 6's couldn't be wrong, could they?
So lets set up a scenario. You got into a dogfight and finally got the advantage over some guy that is equally matched to you. Just as you begin to get a bead on him you get checks 6's from a couple of guys who only see you and the bad guy frm 3k away. They have absolutely no idea who's got the advantage nor do they even know who's behind the other at that distance. Yet they see you and some guy flying around so being nice and all, they hit you with a check 6. So now you've just gotten the advantage and get the check 6. What will you do? Check and make sure you're not gonna die because you're so focused on the fight? So you look around. Nothing there. You have to check again. Nothing there. Hmmm. that can't be right!
You got 2 check 6's! Where's the guy thats coming in on you? Ah, there was noone in on you its the guy thats in front of you.Wait. Now where'd he go?
Now he's getting an advantage on you because you got distracted looking for imaginary bad guys in on you. What was the value of those check 6's?
None!
As I mentioned before, if you flying with your squadies they are along and can see whats going on wih your fight and know instantly if a new threat is actually in on you.
IMHO, an incorrect check 6 is as bad as no check 6 at all. After years of flying I prefer to use my own SA over incorrectly given check 6's and thats why I don't want them.
