User blog comment:RainingPain17/New GTA Online update revealed/@comment-24534424-20150607074215

@Monkeypolice188

"(...) the Homing Launcher is an aboslute piss take for pilots who want to just fly around..."

As it is effective only at a relatively low height and distance, peaceful pilots should take off when there are no other players near them or switch to passive mode until their are up in the air. Unfortunately, the launcher proves even less effective with hostile pilots due to the time it takes to lock a target and the fact that fighter jets and combat helicopters benefit from unlimited ammunition.