It's quite simply the best stick I have ever owned. I've owned CH, Saitek and MS sticks and they will have to go a long way to build something as good as the Cougar. It's not a cheap stick but when you consider the last two TM sticks I owned which were plastic lasted 10 and 6 years (PFCS/WCSII then a F16 FLCS/TQS) I don't plan on buying another stick for a long time.