[Pirate]

I would recommend you download the beta SST software from the saitek forums, its far better than what comes on the installation disk. How you setup the stick inputs is going to take some trial and error - mine is a straight line from 0 - 85 on all the control surfaces... but you'll have to take some time and discover what suits you best. I would recommend il2joycontrol for setting up the axies as is also allows you to adjust the inputs from the trim wheels as well. And for programming all the buttons the most effective way I have found is to program all the key presses in IL2 to the keyboard as you would normally - then for the ones you want mapped to the x52 use the SST software to emulate those key presses.