I have yet to have any issues with taxiing, taking off or landing. I guess it just came naturally!
Here is how I have my dead-zones and curves set up on all axis's
Dead-zone 25 (My 3D pro extreme has served faithfully)
Curves 30
Here is my taxi - takeoff procedure in the DCS Spit (real world results may differ)
Taxi
1. Set elevator trim to one unit nose up
2. Taxi with full back elevator
3. Careful applications of the brakes and try to keep the thing pointed where you want it to go.
Takeoff
1. Full back elevator and full right aileron
2. Advance the throttle to 8lbs of boost while maintaining directional control
3. As speed comes up start bringing the control surfaces to neutral
4. Fly it off of the ground in a three point attitude (or bring the tail up if you like seeing where you are going!)
For landing, I found this video helpful when I first transition into the WWII prop airplanes before I got my 185.