Originally Posted by
patton33
yes, what it all comes down to with icing and light aircraft is ALWAYS having an out.
I'll second that emotion. And the out should not be a climb, e.g. to the warmer temps above indicated by the freezing rain you've encountered. For ice potential in a small plane, the out should be a quick 180 or a good margin below of air between the feezing layer and the ground.