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course at Oklahoma City and he had started the design process in lead up to the TBFM Ops team visit, which was very helpful. The Ops team is scheduled to return in January to finalize the adaptation work and then return again later in the winter/spring to help facilitate training. Additionally, this same week Ops team representatives were at ZOA, OAK, SJC, RNO, and SMF to conduct IDAC Site Surveys. Integrated Departure and Arrival Capability (IDAC) is a TBFM tool that is utilized to not only automate the Call-for-Release process but it also gives visibility to the towers of the available space for departures into overhead streams of traffic. In the past this equipment was installed in facilities 6-12 months ahead of training and implementation without facility air traffic having been briefed on what this equipment is and where it might be best to be located. This lead to confusion later when training was conducted and it was found that the equipment was quite often not located in the best area. We want to avoid that in the future so we go to facilities ahead of time and brief them on the system and help advise where best this equipment may be placed. Overall the Site Surveys went very well and ZOA and the above mentioned towers seemed to be interested in moving forward with IDAC usage in the future. TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFMS) Brian Campos (DCC) represents the NATCA membership as their Article 114 Representative to the TFMS project. His report is below. ABRR/PDRR activity ZMA, ZJX, ZLC, ZDV, ZMP, and ZAB deployed with the use of the RAD tool for ABRR and PDRR while ZDC went ABRR only. Few issues have surfaced with WAD (work-as- design) and performance, however, overall the tool has been well received. Future site deployments are still being finalized over the next four months with assistance from TFMS SMEs, if requested, for the turn-on. Since the recent turn-on, these subjects floated to the top of the list for future enhancement or change in WAD: • Editing field 11 in the RAD. • Chevrons used through the RAD triggers a CYAN T onto the EDST only. A CYAN T does not show up on the Radar scope/MDM. ERAM WAD, a number of controllers expressed it to be a selectable display on the MDM. • Use of CDR route package for quick SWAP amendments in the RAD. This will include all automation needs of the route to be processed as it's done today in ERAM. • Being able to keep the RAD open to add flights as necessary after use. • Improved Departure Viewer enhancements for better SWAP use. • Highlight the flight in any list and they display on the TSD similar as the RRMON.

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