17.12.2008, 05:32
Thx for the replies so far,
I trust CH all the way since I'm using the rudder pedals and they're still like new. I know they will last forever. But when it comes to the joystick, Im really puzzled. I know that the CH should be good as well, but I got the opportunity for a cougar too, and it looks like the rolls royce of the joysticks. All metal construction, ergonomic handles (model develloped by the militaries over a few decades), but the only thing I'm not sure is the reliability. In fact, the cougar would cost me 1.62$ less than the CH, taxes and shipping included. Also the CH are out of stock right now, while the cougar is still available.
I'm relatively new to the flight sim scene (7 months @ IL-2), but I'll stick for quite a while. Since my beginnings, I improved dramaticly, and I'm currently doing my private pilot license at CYHU, so the joystick is also a training tool. I don't have the money for many devices (yokes, joysticks, ect). I gotta think about the real thing too. Hours of flight are pretty expensive but it's soo worth it. Investing for a good hotas isnt a waste of money for me, not at all. The stiffness of the cougar could be good to replicate the sensations of the real thing, but I don't know if it's suited for dogfights in IL-2 as well. The reliability of CH is well known and Cougar is easily fixable, but of course if I gotta spend money on this joystick all the time it isn't a good bargain. And Saitek is completly out of the picture for me. It doesnt last. You can continue to post about the CH products, I would really like to know what are the weaknesses of it. So far the stick is pretty loose, but I guess there's more than that even if its an awesome joystick of course. And I hope there's some cougar users in those forums too so I can get a more accurate picture.
Choosing a set of rudder pedals or controls for the mixture/propeller/trim is so much easier than choosing a good hotas.. it's killing me lol. And thanks for the help
I'll let you kill me sometime as a reward lol. :wink:
I trust CH all the way since I'm using the rudder pedals and they're still like new. I know they will last forever. But when it comes to the joystick, Im really puzzled. I know that the CH should be good as well, but I got the opportunity for a cougar too, and it looks like the rolls royce of the joysticks. All metal construction, ergonomic handles (model develloped by the militaries over a few decades), but the only thing I'm not sure is the reliability. In fact, the cougar would cost me 1.62$ less than the CH, taxes and shipping included. Also the CH are out of stock right now, while the cougar is still available.
I'm relatively new to the flight sim scene (7 months @ IL-2), but I'll stick for quite a while. Since my beginnings, I improved dramaticly, and I'm currently doing my private pilot license at CYHU, so the joystick is also a training tool. I don't have the money for many devices (yokes, joysticks, ect). I gotta think about the real thing too. Hours of flight are pretty expensive but it's soo worth it. Investing for a good hotas isnt a waste of money for me, not at all. The stiffness of the cougar could be good to replicate the sensations of the real thing, but I don't know if it's suited for dogfights in IL-2 as well. The reliability of CH is well known and Cougar is easily fixable, but of course if I gotta spend money on this joystick all the time it isn't a good bargain. And Saitek is completly out of the picture for me. It doesnt last. You can continue to post about the CH products, I would really like to know what are the weaknesses of it. So far the stick is pretty loose, but I guess there's more than that even if its an awesome joystick of course. And I hope there's some cougar users in those forums too so I can get a more accurate picture.
Choosing a set of rudder pedals or controls for the mixture/propeller/trim is so much easier than choosing a good hotas.. it's killing me lol. And thanks for the help
I'll let you kill me sometime as a reward lol. :wink: