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We are continuing to work towards the initial build for TFDM that will be deployed to PHX in 2018 with an IOC date in 2019. The first step in that process will be an early demo of what we have worked on so far. This demo is scheduled for the last week in Jan . 1/31 - 2/2. There, Leidos will show us, for the first time, the fru its of our labors for the last seven months. There will be additional demos later with more of an official connotation and with more capabilities. Additional work has been done in regards to the number and sizes of m onitors that TFDM will deploy. Currently, we are pushing for Ultra HD monitors in all operational areas, varying from 24 " to 42". The number and sizes of each display will ultimately be decided by each facility upon our initial site visits, currently scheduled as far out as three years in advance. Advanced Electr onic Flight Strips (AEFS) The newest build, 5.3.0.3, has been going through its final testing stages in the tech center and is planned to go through final site testing the first week of J anuary in CLE during the mids. NATCA and FAA SME s ran through numerou s " stress tests " of thi s build 12/5 - 9, and only found one major issue, lag. That has since been addressed and we are ready to move on to midnight testing in CLE. Once this testing is comp leted, and with the facilities okay, we will leave the system running f or them to utilize day - to - day. A few major issues that have been addressed with this build are system stability and operating speed. PHX The current plan is to have the PHX cadres trained the last week of January and begin mid testing the first two week s of February. Like CLE, once their team has made a decision to do so, we will set up a plan to train the rest of their work force for them to begin using the updated system on a daily basis. CLE CLE personnel have been undergoing delta training for the n ewest build and as of last week, only two controllers had not received the training. Because their current operating system is more recent, they did not require as much familiarization with the system as PHX will. EWR Nothing new . SFO Nothing new . LAS N othing new . CLT Hardware installation in the equipment room was completed during the second week of December. Additional coordination with the facility is still needed to determine what modifications, if any, are needed in order to install the monitors i n the cab for its eventual use.