I know Ian Cheese of old - we were on the C130 in the RAF together. I've quite recently spoken with him about Flybe's recruiting policies, and I'm happy to report that I find him as straight and BS-free now as he was back then.
Obviously, circumstances have a habit of changing and making liars of us all, but if he says that Flybe are currently happy to take modular (or, rather, structured modular) students, believe him.
Scroggs