Another issue for regional airlines like Colgan is that they tend to employ entry-level airline pilots.
Yes that is a very pertinent observation.
One of the ridiculous anomalies of our industry seems to be that the trickiest airctaft to operate (ie turboprops on short regional hops ) are flown by the least experienced and lowest paid.
Aircraft like the Dash are by and large seen as stepping stones to something better.
Agree they should be restricted to fly out of known icing or grounded.