Sorry if I spoil the party here but what the heck are you guys doing climbing through ice in non FIKI aircraft in the first place? Are you aware that it's not legal? There's no way you can say 2000 ft of cloud isn't enough to bring an aircraft down because even if that may be true for some types and in some conditions, it simply isn't legal!
And don't give me any crap about the UK weather, I spend all my time at 55-65 degrees north so I deal with winter as much as anybody. Winter IFR in non-deiced aircraft, and even some that are, is risky business. Even FIKI kit doesn't help. Do you have any idea how many accidents due to icing conditions that take place each year? And I'm talking deiced kit, like the Cessna Caravan for example. Standard procedure is to stay away from ice and if encountered by accident get the hell out asap!
You're not seriously cruising around with an inch of ice on your Pipers and Cessnas are you?
