A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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DATACOMM Chad Geyer (ZLA) is the Article 114 Representa tive for DataComm. Below is his update. Last week Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) sites sent over 4700 clearances a day. LAX also took the lead over ATL sending the most clearances in a week at over 1800. United Airlines turned on their Boeing 737 flights for CPDLC and added over 90 additional aircraft that can participate. Other domestic carriers are continuing to equip and international carriers are still joining monthly as well. The Segment 1 Phase 1 (S1P1) core team that deployed th e new TDLS system to the towers continues to visit sites that deployed last year. The core team is following up on how the training was deployed and making sure that any questions that may still be out there are answered. They are also reviewing procedures at sites to see how we can improve understanding and use for new CPDLC towers that will come on board next year. The core team also met in OKC to discuss and review the current 12.4 build that is being developed and will be deployed in August of this yea r. A group from the Core Team has been in SDF working on the National Single Data Authority turn up that will happen in September. The test involves having the airlines logon to KUSA instead of the tower identifier (KSDF). This will begin the transition to En Route where all aircraft will logon to domestic US airspace using KUSA. The Segment 1 Phase 2 (S1P2) core team has been working to finalize requirements with the pilot community and working on a seamless transition from ATOP and other CPDLC countrie s using Next Data Authority (NDA). The group hosted another demonstration at the Tech Center for multiple airline pilots. The purpose of this demonstration is to ensure that messages are understandable to the crew and to give the airlines information that will be used in their training. The S1P2 core team also attended a CHI team meeting to help finalize some outstanding issues for the initial services deployment. Additionally, the team briefed the National User Team on changes for Initial - Services and Fu ll - Service functionality on holding. ERAM SME's have been meeting at the Tech Center weekly working on Test Procedures and validation of requirements. These SME's will continue to meet throughout the year as additional functionality is incorporated into th e EAE100 deployment release. FL IGHT DATA INPUT OUTPUT (FDIO) Corey Soignet (LFT) is the FDIO Article 114 Representative. Also included in Mr. Soignet's duties are Article 114 representation for the Electronic Flight Strip Transfer System (EFSTS). Mr. So ignet forwarded the information below for the membership. FDIO Earlier in May I traveled to the Tech Center to view the new printer design submitted by BOCA. The Tech Center is evaluating the new print heads for longevity and making the needed software changes. The final printer design that was delivered to the FDIO team at the tech center is still being rigorously tested and the results reviewed by all members of the team as they come in. EFSTS