Is there a need to start the engine? I'm trying to fly the training mission and nothing I input changes the throttle.
I'm glad to see you got it working. The mouse wheel, x & z keys, LB & RB on the gamepad should work out of the box, but your joystick might need a rebind from the settings screen. If you need any other keys just check the Settings | Controls screen, which you can get to from the menu, or from the pause screen (ESC) within the game.