Just tried flying a pairs sortie with Tom. DS was slow to log on to and then I got bounced from the cockpit back to Spectators on at least 3 occasions during start up. When I eventually managed to start up and taxi, there was no functionality to my wingman. That is to say, his aircraft visually remain at start-up location and was not showing on datalink, even though via TARs we could establish he had taxied. He experienced exactly the same as I did with the roles reversed. Subsequent check of TacView showed same behaviour as we experienced in game.
Some days you are just not meant to fly