The best joystick, ever

[Baler]

I've looked at the Thrustmaster Warthog several times. Its build looks rock solid, better then the saitek x52 which as you may agree can feel plasticy at times. I am pretty aggressive on my joystick (that sounds wrong) so I tend to stress it when I turn. How does the Warthod feel?
Another thing, I'm keen on trying to fit as much onto my stick and throttle as possible. Does the warthog have enough mapping to suit your needs or are you left with a keyboard in your lap or elsewhere?

I've owned a Saitek x52 pro for several years now and it's a great starter stick+throttle but I wouldn't buy it again.
When I want to use it I have to disable my usb 3.0 support in my bios. I can't install the software or latest drivers because if I do it's like windows starts to fall apart slowly inexplicably. If I am running team speak I have to close team speak before disconnecting the throttle or my computer becomes unusable and all I receive is a series of beeps as I move my mouse around unable to click anything.

I got it for DCS: Black Shark a helicopter flight sim. I could probably start, fly and land one in real life.
I also use it for the X series and elite dangerous. Messed around with it in mech warrior online but that's a KB & Mouse game.

I also have a TrackIR 5 with the trackclip. I love using trackIR in sims and arma games. VR headsets are a bit too expensive for me to feel good about buying at the moment.