Flippin Heck. Get a life you peddlers. You might not be able to play it as you would like, but you can still play it. Though I accept it is a step backwards. No pun intended.
going from hotas+pedal setup to playing with keyboard and mouse or an xbox controller is kinda like going from mouse+keyboard controls in an FPS like Quake to playing with an NES controller. Yes it's possible, but it's... really frustrating. Rather just wait until it's fixed.