So we see lots of people with jetpacks in Star Wars (okay maybe not mostly just Jango and Boba Fett but still) but they never explained how they are used. We never see them press a button to use their jetpack. So how are they used?
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3Poorly – Wad Cheber May 14 '16 at 21:39
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Is a Legends answer acceptable? – Adamant May 14 '16 at 21:44
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1Well, there's Death Watch from Clone Wars, so I say that counts as "lots of people". :) – RedCaio May 14 '16 at 21:54
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@Jonah Sure as long as it is not something Disney is likely to have changed (such as the fate of Luke or whatever). – Captain Picard May 14 '16 at 22:21
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Related: How do Boba Fett and other Star Wars characters fire weapons without using their hands? – Rogue Jedi May 15 '16 at 1:21
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Wrist and hand controls
According to Galladinium's Fantastic Technology, a Star Wars roleplaying game supplement (and thus Legends):
Wrist or hand controls adjust the angle and pitch of both input and exhaust vanes, allowing for both vertical and horizontal flight.
—Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
Voice commands
This applies more specifically to Jango Fett's jetpack, but presumably other jet packs had similar features.
The main control console was located on one of Jango's forearm panels. However, it often happened that Jango had his hands full (of weapons) when he needed to ignite the jets, and so a verbal control interface was included in the bounty hunter's helmet. With just a word, Jango could be up and away.
—The Official Star Wars Fact File #60
