In-Air Restart Single Throttle

[Wrench]

I'm sure this has been covered before, but I searched and couldn't find it.

 

I've have the following problem:

When attempting to restart and engine in-air, the first step (with an APU restart) is to IDLE the throttle on the engine you're restarting. The problem is, I have an old Saitek X45 (Dinosaur, but still works like new) and it only has one throttle, bound to THROTTTLE BOTH. If I try the keyboard command for IDLE ENG# it works for about a phemtosecond until the throttle on my HOTAS reads a slight movement (they always jitter slightly) and it goes straight back to the throttle setting on the stick.

 

Does anyone have a super clever/painfully obvious solution to this so I can feel really dumb for a week?

[Buzzles]

If you're using the APU to restart, does it really matter if both engines are idle (via your actual joystick's throttle) while you're doing the restart?

 

The painfully obvious solution is to buy a throttle which has two levers :)

[Brewnix]

This is what i used to do with my X52pro throttle. Lets say the right engine is out.

1.Pull throttle back to Idle, so this would bring both engines throttles to idle. Use the hot key to place the right engine throttle to shutoff position. This will keep it from moving forward when you are push running engine throttle back up.

2. Start APU Make sure before you trying starting right engine have max airspeed with one engine running.

3.Pull throttle back so left engine is at idle and use hot key to start right engine. Then once started go about your business.