those Flybe figures are a load of
!
1) Jet capt year 1, sorry, year 0, is approx £66,966 with say £3k duty pay
2) but, they would never take DEC on jet, always dash, which is considerably less: £60,565 (+ the same duty pay)
3) but saying that, with the number of SFO's, they would never even take DEC on the dash nowadays
4) you're looking at at least 5 years for command as well (onto the dash might i add)