Propel’s Star Wars drones get a new flight simulator app
Propel’s Star Wars drones wowed fans when they were first announced last year, and now the company is taking the next step in building out its drones with a new mobile app.
The new Star Wars Battle Drone app looks to solve one of the toughest parts of owning a drone — learning how to fly it without crashing. To that end, Propel has done something really clever: it created a virtual flight simulator in the app that teaches users how to fly and maneuver the ships using the same control pad (which pairs over Bluetooth) that you’d use to fly the actual drone.
Of course, much like the drones themselves, the flight simulator is Star Wars-themed down to the…