IMHO, after having owned every combination of Cougar mods (Stock, Uber, Cubby, Miles, FCC, FSSB) and Stock WartHog…
For BMS: static stick
force modded Cougar SSC (either FFSB or FCC) with WHog grip
TUSBA-R2 and Miles HS modded Cougar TQS.
closest to F-16 FBW setup. Works well for other jets too
For DCS and IL2: positional stick
stock WartHog
helicopters, positional jet a/c, WW2 a/c
Best rudders, IMHO are the SLAW F-16