I wish there would be an option for actual 5 minutes Ready 5 time.
Must have been discussed here somewhere but search comes up empty, so,
why is the Ready 5 time 30 seconds actually?
I hardly ever use AAW formation air patrols (or ASuW for that matter) these days,
it's manual patrols or nothing. (When there is AEW coverage available.)
All but the most severe popup threats can be dealt with manual patrols that can get airborne in 30 seconds.
I would love the game to be (optionally) realistic in this and "force" me to not ignore formation patrols.