I have a Thrustmaster X, and here's what I've done so far...

I verified timed = false, tried auto and fcs joystick types in config.
I've made sure dosbox remapper is configured with the Thrustmaster X buttons and axes. There apparently are no issues with dosbox reading the joystick.

The problem is when the game first launches, and it asks to calibrate the joystick. I get absolutely nowhere with this. The only thing I can do is hit Alt+Enter, then close the game.