Hey Starfire811, welcome to the forum!
It's currently not possible to customise the controls, however we have received similar feedback and are looking into possible resolutions!
I recommend keeping an eye on the forum and website for any updates.
Thanks!
I have to agree - the ground based controls are perfect - fast, responsive and slick but in flight mode it's really confusing. I'm specifically avoiding flying as much as possible at the moment which is a shame as I was looking forward to space based dog fights I'm having real trouble trying to rewire my brain and would dearly love for the sticks to be swapped round for flight mode only.
Other than this issue I'm really enjoying the game.
The Space-flight controls are 100% of the problem. I love the game so far, its been great; its actually what I would've hoped that No Man's Sky would've been. I'm not sure that the dev who created the space flight controls actually spent enough time using them, because they're very clunky and make it difficult to react to certain situations.
Being able to do some of the more advanced flight techniques would be far easier if they werent bound to double-tapping a button but instead were moved to D-pad or even a combination with the analog stick.
As a side note, the reflect from doing a barrel roll is inconsistent and will quite often just result in you being hit regardless.