"The benefit of having an AME involved is that they are (or should be!) very familar with the certification requirements for issue of the medical and they will also more than likely have made appeals in the past and be familar with the process.............liase with the specialist and explain exactly what is required from a medico-legal standpoint."
Couldn't' agree with this more! Their advice would be phenomenally helpful, especially if they have worked for many years, seen many appeals (successes and failures) they also have an intimate understanding of your own case that no-one else does. Their advice (even if it was advice not to appeal) would be incredibly helpful. It was difficult to appeal my Class 2 independently but at the end of the day it was a success. I guess it goes back to my original question re: do AME's have an actual
duty to assist with Appeals or are the ones who do just doing so out of the good of their heart? I emailed the secretary of my AME when I got the Class 1 rejection letter from the CAA and the secretary wrote this back:
"We can appreciate that the news you have received from the CAA regarding your Aviation Medical application was not what you were expecting. In such circumstances, we are advised by the CAA that, applicants wishing to appeal against a decision should do so using the CAA’s appeals process, which can be found at their website at: https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/Make-a-report-or-complaint/Appeals We hope that this helps to clarify the process and wish you all the best."
which I'm taking to mean that I should complete the appeal application alone? Am I correct here? As I feel it would be improper and come off as rude if I called-up and demanded assistance with a process which I am not in fact entitled to assistance with.