ok, i said this would happen remember!
x52 is easy to use, you just gotta know how lol
i will post my stick profile for you, it works really well. first off, the only hat AH recognises is the 1st one, bottom one on JS
so to look up, i have kp no.5 programmed to throttle hat,again, when i send you my profile you'll get it. now then, in AH the x52 does feel sluggish yes. to get rid of it, go to the stick setup, first off, make it so all hat directions work, you know, program all 8 directions, AH has the default as a 4 direction hat.
now then, in the stick setup, turn all the sliders up to nearly max input sensetivity, for all axes, including rudder. then set up some dead band, just a little, and if you want just a little damping.
all that will make it much more responsive. when i say just a little under maximum i mean just a tiny bit below, lets say you start with the leftmost bar, have it 80% of the way up, and have that going in a straight line all the way to 100% on the bar furthest to the right.
if you have any problems just holler and i'll come to TA with you and help you set it up