Originally Posted by
rickair7777
The consultants are typically former AME's. I'm not sure you're correct that a doc can take his AME hat on and off, at least not legally. Pretty sure if he learns something during normal practice, and them later conducts an FAA exam, he cannot "forget" what he knew.
Yes, I know there are some very "practical" AME's out there... in fact I know one myself. But no guarantee that a non-pilot kid will get the same consideration as a 121 pilot with an established relationship with the doc.
I’m not suggesting he forget anything. However, if he does a consultation but does not subsequently perform an exam, he is under no obligation to report anything, that was straight from an AME’s mouth.
I can guarantee the AME I recommended to the OP will give him every consideration necessary. He is intimately familiar with complex cases and does them all the time.