Programming XBOX Controller for use in FSX

I just bought an XBOX 360 controller for windows because my current joystick died on me. I have figured out how to re-program what most of the buttons do but I have not been able to figure out how to assign the cockpit panning function to the D-PAD instead of having to use the right joystick. The problem with using the joystick is that when you change your POV and release the stick you POV snaps back to straight forward. I like to adjust my view of the VC so that I can see the control panel and still work the other controls without having to hold the POV in place.When I use the gamepad in FS9, panning in the VC is by default assigned to the D-PAD and when you pan the POV it stays where you point it, very much like the hat switch on a regular joystick. I have not been able to figure out in either CFG file where the events are tied to the controller to try and work this out.I know that there is a third party device driver that supposedly offers more support for this controller but I have not been able to get it to recognize my controller yet.Any help on this would be very much appreciated.Thom_D