John Theune wrote in message . 11...
David Megginson wrote in
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Where was it done and who was your DE? I had my checkride postponed twice
because on poor weather. My DE said that the IFR checkride had to be
performed in VFR conditions and led me to believe that it was mandated that
way. I believed him as he pointed out trying to do unusal attitude
recovery in IMC was not condusive to prolonged life.

If nothing else, it means the DE would have to serve as PIC, something
most DEs won't do. For private applicants the FARs specifically allow
the student to serve as PIC during the checkride.