MOR I think not only is "Flybe.com" a Q400 pilot but also demonstrates a total lack of knowledge of the 146 - so therefore couldn't have flown it in the past either.
146 cruise = 0.72M Q400 = 0.59M (the maths I leave to your self). With comparable percantage loads the Q400 will not out climb a 146 when matching IAS. I have driven both and have rarely had to throttle back in the cruise in the Q400. It is a machine that essentially disallows lateral thinking as the computers can not often be cheated. I would like to see a Q400 airframe last the test of time some of the older 146s have.
Flybe.com, you have demonstrated beautifully what I like to call "penis envy"!
