Originally Posted by BoilerUP

How many of you folks picked up ice on basic piston trainers? I have. Each time I reported it to ATC and requested a different altitude, and *viola* ice disappears. I even picked up ice on a Warrior once in VMC *gasp* when the OAT was 2 degrees *double gasp* from a light mist.

When you start knocking four inches of rime off the unbooted leading edge of a Seneca (as I watched somebody do one night, not that I'd ever recommend getting yourself in that situation) then you can start crapping your pants...not from a slight trace on the temp probe or struts in a Cessna.

Its not a slam but a simple fact that folks that train in Florida often have little actual instrument experience...and even less (if any) time dealing with ice. Doesn't mean they aren't good pilots, its just a deficiency in experience most from that background have and need to gain in order to become good professional pilots.

/rant off