Let me get the bad points out of the way first. There are significant "flat" areas at 12, 3, 6, 9 o clock positions. And in some reports there is significant center play. Now with those gone let me tell you about mine.

I have had it for about a year now and I have loved and hated it all in a 24 hour period. However the love aspect overrules the hate 99% of the time. There are times when it needs some harsh words but those are few and far between and mainly related to the software and my Via chipset motherboard. So be careful which Via chipset you use. My suggestion is stay away from the KT266.

I love the feel of the stick and I am one of the few who like to hear the clicks within the throttle from the detents. You can move or remove the detents as needed and it makes for a highly customizable stick before you even attempt to mod it. The software (Foxy) is utterly amazing. There is nothing that I haven't been able to do with it even having used the old versions of Foxy and Thrustmapper way back when.

So in closing if you have the money buy this stick and use it. ... Good Luck with your Cougar.