Hi @bringguns, the issue certainly seems to be with the MFG Crosswind pedals rather than with the Warthog and would appear to be a compatibility issue with the pedals and VJoy but since everything seems to be working fine in DCS then there’s definitely a IL2-specic issue.
Some games are limited to how many “game devices” (joysticks, gamepads, pedals etc) they can handle so plugging in the pedals basically “pushes” out our VJoy device from the device list.
If you have any other gaming devices connected that not being using in game (e.g. a gamepad?) then please try disconnecting those.
In any event, I would still recommend you to visit the IL2 forum as this problem does not seem to be directly related to our software/hardware. Best of luck, and please let us know if you find a resolution.