Instead of tying up PC sticks and rudder pedals, why not have the hardware operate on 100k pots connected to one of Leo Bodnar's interface boards like the BU0836. That gives you 8 axis (2 for stick, 1 for pedals, 1 or 2 for throttles and plenty of spares ) plus 32 switch inputs.
He'll need 2 axes for the stick, 3 for pedals with separate L/R brakes, 3 for throttle/mixture/pitch. That's those 8 spoken for.
For Maddox's Storm of War, there will be more axes mappable. Trim (3), Flaps, Slats, Gear, Airbrake, Turbo, Radiator, Cooler and more...
