Yes the IR Pointer is part of 4.33 Sniper XR modeling, you can see a short footage of it working in the 4.33 trailer vid. If you followed the instructions in the 3-4 manual then you should see it.
I got 3 years and a few months of flying about 4 days a week out of my warthog. The stick is still working great. The throttle just died a few weeks ago and it was recommended by Thrustmaster to replace the unit. The mechanical parts all still worked great, it was something with the electronics that went bad. I am currently using my back up CH Products pro throttle and I really miss the warthog throttle.
Ya some times I forget to do that kinda of stuff when im just messing around and not being serious.
And that time I looked over at my wing for the aim120 to come off i just jumped and was not expecting that I literately just flipped the master arm on.