I've got an MS FF2, and it really is one of the best sticks out there. Damn shame about MS pulling the plug on Sidewinder.
Think I'll try your settings tonight, Shane. I increased the rudder dead band on my first day, but aside from that everything is at default (which I believe is a scale). With your settings, I need to increase all the sliders to max, keep pitch and roll dead bands low, and increase rudder some more, is that all?