A point-by-point guide to the AME reporting duty for pilots: the four situations where pilot mental health reporting is mandatory under MED.A.020, those that are recommended but not mandatory, and those outside the duty. Deadlines, minimum notification content and the concrete impact on the medical certificate.
How AMEs evaluate a pilot anxiety episode or acute stress reaction under EASA Part-MED MED.B.055/060: the distinction between acute reaction, adjustment disorder and clinical anxiety disorder, permitted SSRIs (sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine), OML/OSL limitations and the MED.A.020 reporting duty.
Which preventive medical tests pilots should do before the aeromedical examination, how preparation differs between class 1 and class 2 / LAPL, what frequency EASA requires by age category, and how to avoid deferrals.
