Ok, this is just a bunch of hype.
It certainly is a nice plane, but it is no more controlled by an Ipad than my coonhound is.
I am a pilot and a former military avionics technician. Ipads do not fly aircraft.
First off it does not have an interface other than a docking connector and while there is the capability of building a compatible docking connection into the aircraft, there would also have to be a computer between the Ipad and all of the flight controls.
That compuuter would be the one actually flying the aircraft. The most an Ipad could do is issue commands to the aircraft controlling computer that would be translated into real control inputs.
What an Ipad is used for in aviation varies but they do have apps that store sectional charts (maps), approach plates for instrument pilots, moving maps and weather information if you have the properly configured Ipad.
Check this out. I guess I'm kind of a geek.
http://www.foreflight.com/

I really hate it when uninformed people publish articles and make people that read it uninformed. That is why we elect so many douches to political office.

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