Hi there !

[MY LIFE]When I started playing Mario Kart Wii exclusivly with the WiiWheel, it felt great to me and hoped for a F-Zero with the WiiWheel. But now I have better : wipEout HD !![/MY LIFE]
I'm using full motion controls combined with the regular left stick. That's a great idea from Liverpool studio to let the stick functionnal while the full motion controls are enabled !
This way I use motion controls to turn a little anduse both in hard turns ! It feels completly natural for me !
I didn't change the air breaks button As i like the analogic touch of the L2/R2 triggers. Really useful in Zone.
I just change thrust to Square, weapon to X, Absorb to O and change view to Triangle (as I don't use it).

I also add a funny issue during my first tracks as for some unknown reason I turned the thrust sensitivity to 100% in the option Menu. I didn't know the face button was analogic !!! Know I know it's the case also on the DualShock 2 but I've never realised that before !
So I lost my 2 or 3 first course as my thrust were mearly at 30% all the time... I wasn't puching the button strong enough !!

I also agree about the pilot assist beeing very usefull for newcomers. I played with 2 friends who never playd wipEout before and it was far more pleasant for them !