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Members of the core team met in OKC to discuss 12.5 requirements. One of the major enhancement s will be the ability for the TDLS Application Specialist (TAS) to build different adaptations based on airport configurations. The controller in the tower cab can select different configurations to apply different defaults in the selectable fields of the editor window. Another enhancement is to allow for pilot re - logons with open transactions. The system today will terminate a session if a pilot performs a re - logon with an open transaction. This occurs about 250 times a week throughout the U.S. Briefed th e Pilot and Controller Phraseology System Integration (PCPSI) Working Group on the status of Data Comm Tower and En Route services. Several pilots that have used the system are happy with the enhancements made for pilot understanding and the program office continues to improve functionality to make the system more user friendly. The Data Comm Implementation Team (DCIT) met in Washington, D . C . to discuss En Route functionality. Just as the program office did on the tower services, industry members meet mont hly to finalize requirements and enhancements to improve deployment of En Route Services. Something as simple as error text to as complex as message concatenation is discussed by the group. This forward approach should ensure a seamless transition to En Ro ute Services. Facility Technical Representatives (FTR s) met at Leidos to view the current system. This event will occur e very few months to give the FTR s a look at how the system is progressing and evaluate CHI, functionality , and overall usability. The g roup then discusse d what is observed and if changes need to be made. This will help reduce the risk of issues that may be encountered in the field that may be deemed unacceptable by the controller workforce. Finally, another pilot demonstration was held a t the WJHTC. Approximately six airlines were represented by their technical pilots. These demonstrations are held every few months just like the controller demos. The goal is to reduce the risk of pilot acceptability when the system is fielded at the end o f next year. FL IGHT DATA INPUT OUTPUT (FDIO) Corey Soignet (LFT) is the F DIO Article 114 Representative. Also included in Mr. Soignet's duties is Article 114 representation for the Electronic Flight Strip Transfer System (EFSTS). Mr. Soignet forwarded the information below for the membership. FDIO Issues with first articles delivered: There is a dust issue, which i s accumulating over the sensor. We are making sure it is not caused by the system used at the Tech Center for mass lo ading strips. So the Tech Center is not using the mega loader to se e if the dust level decreases. Currently, the testing is at 8000 strips, fail ed previously at 12000 strips. Options are change proposal/engineering fix for the printer sensor or better quality control of paper. Blan k strip button: It will only work if nothing is printing. It on average will print 17 strips/20 presses. Huma n Factors evaluation concerns: room temperature, sunlight test for reflection/glare. Tech Center is working on these items. Updated prototypes of t he printer: estimated deliver y July 2017 Testing: FAALC is completing a new paper/cutter/display test. Warranty: One year