A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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With the latest contract modification, Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in PHX is scheduled for Nov . 12, 2019, just around the corner. For EUIE 2, we had two PHX controllers out to D . C . and we will likely have the same group come in for EU IE 3. Once we finish Build 1 and start Build 2, we will look to get more CLT controllers involved, as they are the key site for Build 2 and the Surface Metering capabilities being developed in ATD - 2. Advanced E lectronic Flight Strips (AEFS) Pete Slattery, Art. 114 R ep . for ATD - 2, and Marco Smith, CLT AEFS Rep, in collaboration with NASA and CLT Management, have provided AJV - 7 (Requirements) a list of data elements they believe should be shown on the AEFS strips once we are able to merge the available infor mation from ATD - 2. This list includes TMI data such as APREQs, MIT, STOP s, etc., that would automatically be pushed to the strip once ATD - 2 received the information. Gate information regarding conflicts, as well as new times including P - times, pushback tim es, movement area times, etc. Each of these data points will eventually feed into TFDM ' s Surface Metering capabilities and improve surface movement at airports equipped with Build 2. Look for Pete ' s updates regarding ATD - 2 for a more in - depth description o f ATD - 2's abilities and goals moving forward. CLT Nothing new PHX Live testing of 5.3.0.3 drop 7 was completed November 13th. The drop ran for two weeks without the need for a hard system restart and completed the test with only 33% of the allowable memo ry being utilized. Tech Manual Handbooks have been revised and set at a " Weekly Restart " of the system. " Weekly " for Tech Ops means that if they are told Friday to reset it, they have until Thursday. So the circumstance exists that the system would not be reset until 13 days, which was one of th e driving factors of this drop. CLE Nothing new LAS Nothing new SFO Nothing new EWR Nothing new SWIM Visualization Tool (SVT) The newest version of SVT is available and ready for any sites to upload. All they n eed to do is take the provided training, and restart their systems and they will have access to the new gate information, where provided.