A suggestion for solving flares

Ok bear with me. 

So, flares seem like they must be a huge headache to get the ballistic behavior to align with fair balance. As in, it seems like a nightmare making sure the missile itself paths sufficiently toward the flare to consistently reflect the developer desire for flares to essentially temporarily negate lock on missiles from the moment of being deployed.

But, maybe there is another way. Maybe there is a beauitful, sublime solution waiting just underneath our desperate, neurotic search for answers. 

Just make the jet immune.

Just make the jet immune to lock on missiles from the moment of flare deployment and on through a specific duration.

No more sleepless nights of uncertainty about the possibility of getting wild ballistic behavior to cooperate with your goals as a developer. 

Just make the jet immune. And sleep the sleep of the angels.