Hi Pete,
I'm not using panels on the multi monitors. I use full screen VC views, so that's why things have to be lined up right. But,it looks like I found a solution. In the cameras.cfg (the one that's with fsx.cfg not the one in microsoft/games/fsx), there are 3 parameters:
PitchPanRate=
HeadingPanRate=
PanAcceleratorTime=
By adjusting these in the VC section (or any other pan section), I can accomplish exactly what I need. These actually change the angle rate of change and the acceleration. So now I can use the hat switch with repeat on and finely adjust these parameters to move a little or a lot and at the speed I want. Works great. This may help some others as well.
Here is the website for the field definitions with appropriate values:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526984.aspx
As usual, thanks for your great input.
Arnie