I said to send me PM because lately i'm very busy and with the PM i would remember to visit this thread again, since i didn't had time to explain when i wrote my first reply.
Anyway, you must do as it is desribed above. In my case, i assign "Microstick X" to axis "6", and "Microstick Y" to axis "8".
I dont remember now why i don't use the axis "7", but there was a reason.
I have
Saitek rudder pedals, that ED recognize as a another controller with independent axis, that i use for yaw control.
The default mode that CCP assing axis is because it assume you also have the thrusmaster rudder pedals pugled to the stick and use axis 7 and 8 for toe brake control.
And it's also true you don't need TARGET, or Foxy, if you will assign the buttons and axis inside the game, on the options>controls menu.
But if you want to program some buttons and/or switches with any function, specially using the pinky button as a shift position, you need to use either TARGET or Foxy.
I always program some keyboard functions on my
HOTAS, that is why i have to use TARGET.
Later on, if i don't forget it, i will post a picture of how my axis are assigned on CCP.