The AMC1 MED.B.070 rule explained by scenario: when spare spectacles pilots are mandatory, what “readily available for immediate use” really means in the cockpit, the strict rule for contact-lens pilots, presbyopia pairs and the UV-400 protection recommended for single-pilot night IFR flights.
EASA MED.B.070 standards for pilot vision explained by certificate class: visual acuity with and without correction, thresholds for myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism, colour vision (Ishihara and Nagel anomaloscope), visual field, the mandatory spare-spectacle rule and accepted refractive surgery options.
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 psychotherapy, peer support and psychiatric review differ under EASA Part-MED Starting a course of counselling is, statistically, one of the best moves a pilot can make for long-term medical fitness. Yet many flight decks avoid counselling for fear of an adverse impact on the medical certificate. This article sets out, based on Part-MED, AMC/GM […]
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.
Safer substitutes for the everyday drugs that ground pilots. Aviation-validated alternatives for allergies and colds, acute and chronic pain, sleep and anxiety — with clear ground trial and AME reporting rules.
How long should you stay grounded after your last dose before flying? The 5× dosing-interval rule, 48-hour ground trial, the IMSAFE checklist and the AME reporting obligation, with concrete examples by medication category.
An EASA guide for pilots: which medications are generally permitted, which are prohibited, and what “permitted with caution” means. Plus the OTC traps, the 48-hour ground trial rule and the AME reporting obligation.
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.
What pilot medical certificate limitations are, which codes exist (OML, OSL, OPL, VDL, HAL etc.), when and who imposes them, how they are lifted, and what you can concretely do to prevent them at your aeromedical exam.
