Saitek X-45 helo flight system conversion

Hi

I have just finished converting my old X-45 HOTAS into a helicopter flight stick. I did the cyclic a while back but the throttle was bugging me so I felt it was time to do the collective as well.

I wanted the collective to have a twist-grip throttle for when I'm starting up and shutting down the Huey and I wanted at least one button on there for starting the engine. In the end I abandoned the aux and mode buttons as I never used them. I still have the second rotary knob, mouse emulator, and four-way hat switch board in a box in case I can be bothered to wire them up as well, but at the moment I don't feel that I need them. Also, the interior of the pipe was getting pretty crowded with wires and connectors.

CptT