I link up with the 3 transport ships, go to 1st Nav point, blast enemy fighters, go to the 2nd Nav point, kill all the fighters, can't Autopilot to next Nav point.

Not sure how to advance with this mission, no other forums or videos seem to address this, so this is for all those who have the same problem.

***EDIT :

I was able to finish the mission by flying all the way to the next mission waypoint, which is landing on the Victory. That means sitting there for a good 10 mins or so, flying without autopilot. I requested landing clearance, hit Auto, and got warped back to the first Nav point! Hit Auto again, got warped to the second Nav point, hit Auto again, got warped to the Victory, requested clearance and that time I landed!

I'm currently having the same issues with this mission, (Blackmane 2).

I do all the stuff, everyone comes out fine, but I find myself drifting in space.

Same here. Next mission is also glitched for me unwinnable :(

I forgot about this post.

I beat the mission by just manually piloting to the jump point. It takes a while, so find something to do to pass the time...

Same here, is this an emulation issue? I've had to eject for the last two missions and now when I get to my transports they just explode. I guess I'll just eject at the start to get a different branching mission set, but I feel bad seeing as how I'm killing thousands of people (yea I need a break xD)

I had the same issue, so i decided to watch a walkthrough in case I did something wrong. Then I tried to play like the guy from the walkthrough and instead of mission with escorting transports that don`t jump and having to fly to Victory without autopilot I had the right mission where you must defend Blackmane space station. Here`s what I did differently.

1. There was a mission where you must protect a transport and Kilrathi try to blow it up with cloak missile (captain Eisen warns you about it in the briefing). First time I couldn`t intercept the missile and failed the mission. This time I destroyed the missile and saved the transport.
2. First time when Flash challenged me to a simulator duel, I refused and after next mission he left Victory. This time I accepted and won the challenge, after that he became one of my wingmen.
3. Later you must protect planet Locanda IV from 3 missiles with bioweapons. First time I didn`t intercept missiles because i didn`t know how to use afterburners (missiles move very fast) and all people on the planet died. This time i looked up how to use afterburners and destroyed missiles.
4. When you return to Victory after dealing with missiles, Eisen tells you that Flint went to a suicide mission and asks you to save her. I agreed, then I fought my way to her and found her battling with fighters and cruiser. First time I destroyed fighters first, then she attacked the cruiser, and her ship was destroyed under focused fire, but she ejected and Cobra saved her while I was dealing with cruiser. This time I destroyed the cruiser first and then helped her to destroy fighters. After that we returned to Victory.

I don`t know what exactly triggered that glitched mission, but if you did some of the things I did the first time, try this, maybe it`ll help.

I manually piloted all the way back and the Victory wouldn't give me the option to request landing. Might be time to move on lol