your stick shouldn't matter, I just went into my stick settings in AH2 and they were already recognized by AH2, all I had to do was set the different X axis, Y axis, and rudder inputs to and all my buttons, I didn't mess with any of the sliders... I'm running a Saitek X45, stick and throttle combo, with CH pro pedals, I bought a CH pro stick, but I like my modified X45 better, I switched springs out on it so its allot easier to use... I read a few posts in the past that spoke about NOT installing the CH or Saitek software that comes with it so I never did, it was all plug and play, I'm not sure if it messes anything up or not, I just know I read it somewhere in here...