My goal is to get more people learning to fly. To do that on a sim, you really need a usable control surface. The Akai APC Mini has lots of faders and buttons for under $100. I've got a working MIDI-to-SimConnect app specific to the Akai. It needs lots of refinement, but it proves the concept as-is.
It would be great to get some others involved to get this out there for more people to use.