I think a cheetah can be configured to make ONE shift with a air or electronic shift, whether 1-2 or 2-3, I'm not sure.
I reconfigured my 727 cheetah for a powerglide, air probably would have worked well.
I have a cheetah shifter( turbo action) dedenbaer makes a CO2 shifter for it that makes both shifts.
I always used hurst 1/4 sticks before. I have come to like this one.
I have the command console and utilize the switches on it. Nice unit.