... Thrustmaster Cougar, I find it's an excellent stick but the zero point on the stick is very harsh. It really thuds as it goes from left to right or back to forward, there's no easy way to affect the spring tension and recently I'm thinking I'd like a softer more fluid action.
VirPil use an "next gen" gimbal with CAM center system - like VKB, BRD gimbals, VKB, MFG and Slaw rudder pedals.
A CAM system, allow a more "clean center", and stick came with 2 or 3 options of CAM profile, with center less or more noticeable - but without the "cluck" of Cougar and CH gimbals. As well different resistance springs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-uplr6AXZUWatch VKB CAM gimbal working in this vídeo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrmAwMtniWkVirPil WarBRD base - you can buy without grip, is compatible with Cougar/Warthog grips, use the same grip bolt/nut pattern.
https://virpil-controls.eu/vpc-warbrd-base.htmlUber II NXT gimbal is no longer produced at long time, the guy who manufacturer it deceased a few years.
An 3D PRINTER clone of Uber NXT is available, see this topic. Parts cost around $100/150 and require manual assembly.
https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=195464This gimbal has been tested for more than an year and weak point improved, Nylon 3D Print has been shown more strong than Zamac metal used in Cougar/Warthog parts.
But CAM gimbal system is an step ahead of opposite springs system in Uber NXT gimbal, and "miles" ahead of gimbals used in CH,
Saitek, Warthog.