Cougar Grip vs F-16 Viper Grip (Warthog) Question
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I expect many Warthog users have experience with a Cougar grip. My Cougar grip (now paired with a Virpil WarBRD-D base) is 20 (plus) years old and still works well. The clear coat is worn from the palm, but the paint is holding up. It’s hard to justify updating to a TM F-16 Viper grip, but the itch persists. Other than offering a CMS push function, larger paddle, and fresh set of switches, are there any other advantages/improvements I’ve overlooked? I assume they are the same size and weigh similar.
Thanks for any feedback.
GC
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The switches and construction of the Warthog grip are far superior to the Cougar overall - an the Paddle actually is shaped like a RL Paddle. The switches are also much more like milspec - if not actual - so it just plain feels more like a “real” grip.
And all the better if your base will let you actually use the CMS->dwn button. Because that is not an actual Viper HOTAS switch, it makes a perfect shift key - you can use CMS->dwn as shift without wandering away from standard Viper HOTAS assignments.