DJI is also giving its app for iOS and Android an upgrade. The Phantom 3 will now work with the Pilot app the company released alongside its Inspire One model. Importantly, that means the app will now feature a flight simulator mode, something I’ve been hoping for ever since I crashed my last Phantom. Finding a safe place to practice isn’t always easy when you live in a crowded city like New York, especially if you’re hoping to try out more complex maneuvers. Training on a flight simulator might have helped me avoid my accident, and perhaps kept that civil servant from having to explain his drunken crash to the Secret Service.
