13thstage, why do you consider flying a turbo prop to be a hobby? That is rather a ridiculous statement.
The Q400 pilots at Flybe, I was one once, are as committed and as professional as any other pilot I know and certainly treat their job as more than a hobby.
Really, what is the difference? It is the same job with the same goals flying in the same airspace to similar destinations as anybody else who flies in Europe.
Ok they don't get paid as much as you lot at Ryanair but they haven't shelled out the tens of thousands of pounds that you need to pay Ryanair to employ you (excuse me, give you a crappy contract). In fact they haven't paid for anything.
Have you even looked at the Fybe payscale?