I'm having difficulties with HOTAS binds that have protective covers

[RodentMaster]

Master arm, safe, and train are on most of my modules. I have a 3-way switch on my throttle that is the master arm toggle. I can't use it in the Mirage F1 because there's a safety cap on the switch. I tried to use it "under" the cap but nothing registers until you open that cap. It's a very annoying thing when I'm trying to set up a VR HOTAS binding.

 

Likewise, jettison and selective jettison do not work because they also have guards/caps on top of them. About a third of all they buttons or switches in this cockpit have some kind of flip up guard over them, and you must bind a toggle to that guard. It's highly inefficient from a gamer point of view.

 

Is there a way to get this mapped so it works without needing to waste 2 buttons (open and close the cage) for all the covered buttons? Like the simplified gun trigger, and landing gear option?

[Biggus]

Seconded.  The Tomcat has bind to both raise the guard and switch master arm to on, and another to switch master arm off and return the cover to the guarded position.  It would be really useful to have this in the F1.