Faa

safe

Hazardous attitudes

Macho, anti authority, invulnerable, impulsivity, and resignation.

Imsafe

Illness, medication, stress, alcohol, fatigue, eating

Amazon big 3

No injuries to people. No regulatory violations. No damage to third party property.

Airspace

class D

Cloud clearance

2000 horizontal and 500 vertical 1000 above the clouds

Distance from other aircraft

100 ft vertically and 500 ft horizontally

Temps for operation

14 degrees f to 104 degrees f

Wind limits

15.55 sustained knots 25 knots max wind gust

Precipitation

0.1in

Distance from other aircraft

500ft horizontal 100ft vertical

Max takeoff weight

83.22

Part 135

Commercial ops

Part 65

Training, and maintenance

Part 107

UA unmanned

Radius for commercial operations in college station per COA

6.52 miles

Safe standoff distance from aircraft

Crew 11.5ft Customers 17ft

Exemption= 18601D Conditions and limitations

Allows us to go past/ request and exemption in regards to rules per unique characteristics for operations under part 135 FAA approved

Opspec

Operation specifications authorized aircraft aircraft approved by the faa, how we make GOM

COA

FAA approved radius that allows us to fly that is site specific, 6.52 radius

Contingency’s

Safe land now and return home- FM available

Straight land

The straight Land contingency is a subset of safe contingent land, and is only commanded by the drone in extremely remote, multiple failure conditions

3 flight pads

Launch, Land, and Divert pad

Divert pad, DFM

If for when return home contingency has been enacted or mission timing requires a diversion from the nominal landing pad, and requires a meter radius standoff distance. Divert and landing pads include a landing marker centered on the pad

PAS

Prime Air System - Drone, Amos, PADDC

Fridge

Flight Redundant Integrated Drone Guidance Equipment. FRIDGE houses IRIS & ASTRO which is primary compute, Vehicle management flight controls navigation are all subsystems in FRIDGE

Aircraft is safe to approach when lights are

Blue, white, or purple

Aircraft armed when lights are

red/orange

/multiple flashing lights

do not approach

Drone releases package

13ft AGL

Land AVA aircraft recovery time

120 seconds

Vice president

David Carbon- Responsible for ensuring mandatory management positions per 14 CFR 119.69 are staffed and experienced

Director Operations

Dominic - responsible for operational control, FAA approval

Chief Pilot

Jim - Daily flight operations under the DO over FM’s

Site Lead, and Safety officer

PTX3 Christina Carter, Jerome Foreman

All crew must have these 2 numbers on hand

1. Global security operations center (GSOC) 206-266-6066

   1. Appropriate ATC facility 979-846-3998

ASCC 480 591 7986

Three phases of a thunderstorm

Developing: A rising column of air (updraft) pushes a cumulus cloud upward.

Mature: The storm is fully formed, with strong updrafts and downdrafts. This is the most dangerous stage, when tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding may occur.

Dissipating: The downdraft cuts off the updraft, and the storm weakens and breaks apart. Light rain and weak outflow winds may remain for a while.

Cumulonimbus clouds

Known as thunderclouds, are dense, towering clouds that produce stormy weather.

Lightning limits

3 miles away, ops on hold for 30 minutes

Operational Control

planning, initiation, continuation, diversion, termination, cancellation, suspension, and conclusion of Company flights.

Who has operational control GOM

The Director of Operations has authority for operational control of the certificate holder and delegates that authority through the Chief Pilot and the Flight Monitor (FM) during flight operations.

A flight must be conducted in this many days to stay current

fm 60, ava 90, vo 90

How far out can the drone go.

7.46 miles

What are some things we should brief, and where can we find the items we need to brief.

Weather / local forecast (METAR/TAF) Airspace restrictions / NOTAMs UA maintenance log and cycles review (ensure UA is cleared for flight) Flight crew and roles UA recovery team (URT) personnel UA operating limitations Flight Risk assessment tool (frat) review crew change /notification. In the OPSPEC

What checks does the drone do before it takes off?

Prop spin test, air check, gps check, battery check, air traffic

What components of the drone are redundant

3s battery and two pitot tubes and the propulsion system

what is housed in the VIIS

Lights and gps antennas

What RF does the drone use

4g

What will the drone do if it loses GPS signal

Safe contingent land - Alert-continue mission, Warning-return home, Caution-safe contingent land

How are the ops spec, COA, and GOM different

135 ops spec - Contract

COA - Certificate of authorization - Site specific airspace rules

Exemption 18691 D - Which rules we don’t have to follow

GOM - Duty times, mandatory rest time, crew rest time, duties of the different roles

DFM - Drone performance and limitations

What parts do we follow

part 65, part 91, part 107, part 135

part 91

flight test

why do we follow part 135 over part 107

Weight difference

Can we fly through icing

no

What are the crew duty limitations

You can work 12, or 14 with site lead, or FM approval

6 days in a row, 2 weeks of 6 days, 2 days must be taken after 2 consecutive

Only allowed 50 duty time hours a week

What are some examples of no fly zones

Schools, hospitals

How would you put in a request to change for a manual

DOCR Delivery operations change request

How can I find which medications are allowed

FAA website

Why are there 2 probes on the aircraft, and what do they do

Part of air data systems, 2 pitot tubes for redundancy.

What two actions can we command with the drone?

Safe contingent

Return home

How long till the drone will notify the FM that it lost signal

90 seconds

If I observe someone falling over on the flight line, what should I do?

Call a pause, and call for help

What does the DO do, and who is the DO

Dominic Acevado - Develops maintenance training requirements and ensures certification requirements are met for maintenance personnel. l Ensures maintenance personnel compliance with all applicable portions of the Operations Specifications, General Maintenance Manual (GMM) and the General Operations Manual (GOM) related to maintenance. l Ensures all maintenance personnel follow prescribed safety practices in the performance of their duties. l Ensures all maintenance performed on Amazon Prime Air drone is accomplished in accordance with applicable regulations and manufacturing instructions for continued airworthiness. l Ensures all forms needed for proper guidance and documentation are current and available to all maintenance personnel. l Ensures only approved parts and materials are used in the performance of maintenance.

Who is the Chief pilot and what does he do?

Jim Ogletree - The CP is responsible to the DO for the oversight of daily flight operations. l The CP is accountable, responsible, and has the authority over the following safety elements: l Represents the interests of FMs and flight crew to the DO and senior management. l Promotes safety and proficiency to flight crew members l Advises the DO on the status of FM issues. l Conducts interviews and supervises the hiring of Amazon Prime Air FMs. l Ensures proper operator staffing at all bases. l Supports safe, efficient flight operations in compliance with Company procedures and legal requirements. l Maintains proficiency as a current and qualified crew member. l Must have full understanding of federal aviation regulations required to lead and train a cadre of FM. l Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What is the difference between HAE and AGL on mex

If displays of altitude in feet above ground level is not available to the Mex operator, they may rely on HAE - height above ellipsoid. DOSOP

What is a FRAT, and who approves them for low, moderate, and high?

Flight Risk Assessment Tool

Low risk - No approval needed

Moderate risk - Site lead needs to approve

High risk - director of operations needs to approve

GOM

Difference between available and airworthy

Available is signed off by maintenance

Airworthy has a battery installed

What tool can be used to find if a drone is knobbed for a cam cal flight (Bore site)

Hawk with the cam cal tag

What is an MCF, and what are the two different types.

Maintenance check flight

Boresight - for camera calibrations

Hybrid - first flight

When might we need to use VOs

DAA is down, or if there is an issue with the area or airspace

Who is the Amazon VP, and what is he responsible for GOM

David Carbon - he is responsible for the strategic leadershop of the company, sets strategies and oversees policies

Who does the visual checks of area for obstructions? And what are they called?

FOD walks are done by the entire crew on the pad

What is IMSAFE

1. I – Illness

2. M- Medication

3. S- Stress

4. A- Alcohol

5. F- Fatigue

6. E- Eating

What are the 3 parts to the PAS, DAP

Drone

AMOS

PADDC

DOSOP

What does FRIDGE stand for

flight redundant integrated drone guidance equipment

What does the fridge do

It interfaces with the distributed avionics LRUs (line replaceable units)

What is IRIS and ASTRO responsible for

IRIS perception compute

ASTRO flight compute

Sterile flight pad

Any activities during operations which could distract crew members from the performance of their duties or which could interfere in any way with the proper conduct of those duties are prohibited

What percentage does a battery need to have for takeoff

94%

What is the max range of aircraft?

7.46 miles out

Which document can we find info on Borsight flights

DOSOP

Which documents can we find information on tasks for FM, AVA’s, VO and problem solvers and operational work flows?

DOSOP operational workflows

Which documents can we find the training requirements, training schedule, and currency as well as flight evaluation program?

FOTM

When are you allowed to extinguish a fire

The incipient stage

What is a COD

Commercial Operations Directive

What are the phases of an incident report

Phase 1 -  initial response

Phase 2 - Global Security operations center coordination GSOC

Phase 3 - Event Notification

Phase 4 - Drone recovery

Phase 5 - PEM -The preliminary event meeting

Phase 6 - Post PEM activities

currency 1

Complete initial, recurrent and remedial training, as assigned

currency 2

Complete the quarterly safety stand down

currency 3

Pass the monthly crew current quiz

currency 4

Conduct a flight as a crew member in that role within the previous rolling ## day period.

currency 5

complete quarterly IRP TTX

currency 6

Possess current flight certificate (107) and repair person

crew rest period

10 hours

battery insertion percentage

97%

CRM

crew resource management.