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Yes there is a list - you can find it on the FAA AME guide website

Actually the AME can ONLY issue if the FAA sees the report - but on many NEW Special Issuances - the FAA will not allow the AME to issue without the FAA doc of the day seeing the reports - so what I usually do is I call the doc of the day, send in the report - and put the medical on hold until...

Well - if the DUI was OVER 5 years ago - there is a CHECKLIST that an AME to follow.. AND if you are in all the Clear column - then the AME may issue. Here is the website: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/abuse_dep/

So - you can fly with certain SSRI's - however, this WILL require a Special Issuance, a psychiatric consultation (HIMS psychiatrist would help), and a HIMS AME _ however - IF you really do NOT need the medication, it would be BEST to get off the medication and once stable - usually within a few...

So essentially with Afib / PVCs the FAA is looking for control of the 'events' - this could be with use of medication, an ablation as in ablating the nerve for AFib/ Wolf Parkinson White - and also a 24 hour holter should show a decrease in events, and/or at least stability which a holter will...

As a Senior AME - Deferrals can be something that is easy to do and get the paperwork to - Cardiac conditions - MOST can be approved - however pacemakers (NO), Coronary artery disease with CABGs, Stents, AFib - all can be approved - usually as along as all the paperwork is clear and letters by...

Honestly - go through the Medical Flight Test - that way you will get a Letter of Evidence and never have to worry about color testing again. Also to let you know the FAA is considering other color tests in the near future - nothing has been approved yet, but hopefully in the future they will.

Well - you have to be VERY careful in writing as an AME and what goes to the FAA - NOW - if you have a Psych doc diagnose you with Anxiety, Depression - etc - and you have been placed on Antidepressants - that is one thing - NOW if you are going through a DIVORCE - I see this a LOT - and I mean...

no problem - usually we in the medical world abbreviate Hypertension with HTN - and that is quite easy with a CACI - as long as you have 3 medications or less, once you go to 4 - that will require a SI - and usually I suggest Increasing the dosages to the maximum vice going on 4 medications.

HT - Hormone therapy - can be a nightmare - Testosterone for men is okay - does not require a SI - BUT once you add Anastrazole, HCG, Clomid - that will REQUIRE a SI, there are other hormones that are absolutely NOT allowed - my pilots know about this as I keep them up to date. As for OSA _...

I am sticking around - I am actually new to this forum - I am Aerospace Medicine trained ( was a former F-14 aviator before med school - so I have a heart for pilots) - probably one of the busiest AMEs in South/ Central Florida, Dr Brad

Well I am strict too - and EtOH issues are an issue because of what cognitive issues pilots can have - all you have to do is put into simulators and see what happens even with one drink compared to no drinking. Plus, usually when you have an accident - it is not just you - it can involve many...

Go to an Ophthalmologist and get this taken care of - you do not want to have an issue - especially flying at night - could be a simple fix, and then YES report the Lasik on form 8500-7 to the FAA - your AME can do this for your - but the form needs to be signed by an ophthalmologist/optometrist.

A hypospadia repair is a non-issue - should be listed as a surgery - and explained on the medical - and that is all that needs to be done - now if this is something else - then a possible concern.

So - the question on medexpress - have you had a LOC event - having a concussion by definition - is hitting your head - does not necessarily mean you had a LOC event. So essentially what you need is COMPLETE paperwork - explaining what happened BY a physician, and sometimes a Neurology consult...

There is a great HIMS Psychiatrist in Lighthouse FL - he is reasonable as far as prices are concerned. Dr Brad