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local changes to initial altitudes, frequencies, runways , etc.), and using Next Logical Action (NLA) button s to progress the strips, etc. Although the results of the EUIE have yet to be finalized, our initial response was positive. There are a few aspects that Leidos will need to work on between now and the n ext EUIE in late July, but for a first att empt it was fairly successful. Things we will be looking for in that EUIE are half strips, quick action buttons for "strip marking," and improved field/block highlighting, among others. Part of the team will be tr aveling back to Leidos the first week in March to see the updates from the first EUIE and to develop a strategy for demonstrating the system at this year 's CFS. A few concerns have been brought up with bringing the system, while still in its infancy, to th is many people in a forum such as CFS. However, I believe that the amount of feedback we will be able to get from the membership will be priceless and only further enhance the final product. There is one main concern at this point in time and that is the l imited number of EUIEs. Currently, there are only three contractual EUIE s for build 1, which is the EFS portion, and we ' ve already had one . With the final EUIE coming in November of this year, it's just a couple of weeks prior to t he final release of the build. With such a shift in how we do things today coming, I ' d rather have another build 1 EUIE after the completion of the build, and will continue to push for adding it to the contract. Advanced Electronic Flight Strips (AEFS) The newest build, 5.3.0.3 , which has been running in CLE since 1/6/17, went through discrepancy and regression test ing from 02/06 - 02/17 in PHX. After the first night of testing, it was decided by the local POCs to leave the build running during the day for extended operational o bservatio n. This was the first new build tha t PHX has had in over two years. Upon completion of the testing, it was decided by the PHX local, myself, the program office (AJM - 224), and program requirements (AJV - 7 ), to leave the build running. With this succ essful testing also came a positive suitability call for the system as a whole, meaning it is able for further deployment, if we so choose. PHX While basic system testing was ongoing, PHX was also testing a 32 " on th eir CD and GC South positions. Initial response to the screen was the smaller size of the strips to accommodate five vertical bays , as o pposed to three, made th e test more difficult to read. We are going to look into creating a four - bay set - up to see if this corrects the problem. They are going to keep and test the 32 " monitors for approximately 30 days and make a final decision at that time. CLE Nothing new EWR Nothing new SFO Nothing new LAS