You do not have to install any drivers at all for Aces High to be able to use the stick. The only reason you would need any drivers for Saitek is to make use of some of the buttons Saitek does not pass through to DirectX.
thanks skuzzy, I got everything working just great thanks to everyones help, and yes let me retract an earlier statement as to why is it so difficult to map a stick........ and ask again why don't other sims make it this easy