"Chris" wrote in message
...

The FAA does not recommend that an examiner agree to act as PIC of a
flight
during a practical test.

( http://av-info.faa.gov/data/staticdocs/8710-3c.pdf ) page 54

That does suggest that flying in IMC is not what should happen on an
instrument checkride.


To me it suggests that the FAA wants to limit its liability in the event of
an accident on a checkride.

-cwk.