Hi Flappie - Thank you for the info. Specifically I am talking about the Target Designator w/ Left/Right/Up/Down. I'll check out the axis tune menu but I don't think that's it as the Target Designator works fine in other modules. Also, I believe (and correct me if I'm wrong) that the axis tune is specifically set up to tune HOTAS buttons. Since this issue still occurs without the HOTAS connected I don't think it applies.
Again, thanks for the info. I'll check it out!!