[Pirate]

I don't know if this will help if Il2 isn''t detecting the z axis, but these are the entries in my conf.ini for the x52 - it includes the trim wheels which I calibrated in il2joycontrol. But if you are still having problems this might help....

[rts_joystick]
X=0 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 0
Y=0 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 0
Z=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
RZ=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
FF=0
U=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
V=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
1RX=1 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 0
1RY=0 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 0
1RZ=0 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 100 0
1U=10 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1X=0 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 100 0
1Y=0 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 100 0
1Z=0 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 100
1V=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0

it would be best to save the entries you already have. and paste these in instead.

I could send you my x52 profile, conf.ini and users folder and see if my setup works for you.... PM me your email if you are interested.