after the joy- stick and throttle (we call them controllers) inside a real f-16 cockpit. it even has all the lettering stamped into the joystick and throttle just like the real ones. but this is only the beginning of the story . it is the most programmable joystick and throttle. ever. with a
cougar you never need to take your hands off the controllers. it excels in its level of programmability so that all your aircraft s functions can be assigned to its various hats and buttons. it can do anything you can do with a keyboard and mouse but it can do a whole lot more as well. it s fantastic for beginners because in its default mode you don t need to do any programming. you just plug it in and go fly in your
flight sim allowing it to assign functions to the various hats and buttons. you don t even need to learn how to program it either. it comes with over 30 pre-written files to program it for different
flight sims and games and you literally just need to press a button and it s ready for you to use. if you want to learn how to program it no problem. it comes with wizards and tutorials to gently ease you into it at a pace of your choosing as well as extensive online and a superb printed manual to get help from. for all its programmability there s one factor above all else that makes everyone say ""wow"" when they first feel the
cougar. and that quite simply is that they are made of metal. once you ve flown with metal you ll never go back to plastic - the difference is like night and day. the cold feel of metal adds hugely to the realism and immersion factor and being metal these things weigh a ton. again it just feels great and helps lose you into your
flight simming experience. even all the hats and buttons on the controllers are metal - it s just unbelieveable. a metal joystck needs some serious serious springs to offer reistance to movement and return it to its central position and the
cougar feels just right in this respect. they re strong and impart much finer control. you ll never go back to the traditionally sloppy sticks after flying with a
cougar. * replaceable joystick handles. the main joystick handle can be detached simply by unscrewing it and
thrustmaster are planning to develop other handles like for example those you d find in an f-18 hornet. a great idea and a first once again for any stick developer. * flash upgradeable. the
cougar s programmability amongst other features can be easily updated without you needing to replace any components within the stick. you ll find updated firmware here at
cougar world and flash upgading your
cougar is a simple mouse click away. * driverless. unlike other controllers the
cougar doesn t need to operate through a software driver layer. it does"
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