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Coach Scenario Development, discussions revolved around transition plans. At AZO, discussed potential training classes and transition plans for Grand Rapids (GRR), Saginaw (MBS), Muskegon (MKG), Lansing (LAN), Flint (FNT), and Saginaw (MBS). Additionally, at Erie, we discussed the training needs for Buffalo (BUF) and ERI. Mr. Costa also travelled to Raytheon in Sudbury, Mass., to have a meeting with the TAMR Program office and the Article 114 TAMR Representatives. The meeting included many issues; training, deployment, software engineering, and the future of TAMR Program. Following this meeting, Mr. Costa travelled to the FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City to review and provide input on the new replacement Tower Display Monitors (TDM). TAMR Operational Support Facilities (OSF) Update Submitted by Scott Kendrick (North Texas-OSF) Mr. Kendrick attended the STARS Enhancements 2 telcon, which is developing future STARS functionality and how to integrate that functionality between Terminal (STARS) and en route (ERAM) as well as the SBS, TAMR look Ahead and weekly OSF Technical telcons. Software Planning Board (SPB) STARS will migrate to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating with the S6.R12 build. To prepare for the change, the SPB is working to adjust build content for R9, R10 and R11. The stakeholders agreed to PTR's for each software release. Operating Testing and Evaluation (OT&E) NATCA OSF SMEs from NTOSF, DVOSF and GCOSF are scheduled to attend the S6.R8 software test June 11-28, 2018. This will lead to formal test events for TSAS functionality in S6.R8 later this year. STARS Safety Risk Management (SRM) Panel Stakeholders paneled updated TSAS STRs being introduced in the S6R8 software build to determine if the new functionality introduces any safety risk to the NAS. Program Trouble Report Working Group (PTRWG) SMEs from OSF will attend the June meeting. System Technical Reports Working Group (STRWG) Proposal to develop offline tool that will allow STARS sites to covert CDR data to ATCOACH scenarios. Stakeholders are nearing concurrence on the proposed software modification in addition to concurrence on the STR thinspec to correct unusable information in the FS/ESFL messages for sites. TERMINAL FLIGHT DATA MANAGER (TFDM) Matt Baugh (IAH) is the TFDM Article 114 Representative. His update for the membership is below. Most of the TFDM & TFMS operations team were on hand for a 3T (TFDM, TFMS, TBFM) 2-day event held at MITRE on May 16-17. The purpose of this meeting was to get an early look at how the three systems will integrate in the field, demonstrate their capabilities and look for any gaps/weaknesses. The meeting went very well, with extensive conversation from all parties. One action item taken out was for the 3T teams

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