Michael Bloomfield, CAMP Systems Inc.'s VP for its Andromeda scheduling system, has left CSI to purchase a company in an unrelated aviation market. CAMP President Wayne Hoppner says Andromeda development and support will continue as before, although some product development may be outsourced. The Ronkonkoma, N.Y. company's Internet-based e.Card access system for CAMP subscribers will be launched this winter, says Hoppner.

A recent study undertaken by researchers at the FAA's Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI), in Oklahoma City, underscored the old canon that flying sophisticated single-engine aircraft requires a commensurate level of skill and training. By analyzing the performance of a number of GA pilots in a CAMI flight simulator, the researchers found that many airmen were frequently unable to detect subtle autopilot pitch sensor failures or make proper recoveries to other autopilot/autotrim failures.

The latest avcomps buzzword is real time. This month's new or upgraded avcomps all share the ability to do what they do in real time-as it happens. In today's real-time, globalized business world, extending this capability to business aviation seems only natural.