Reversethrustset; just by reading your post I would wager money that you've never sat in the business end of a commercial flight, let alone have enough knowledge on the subject to pass comment. Sorry, but there are just too many assumptions (and incorrect ones IMHO) in your post that lead me to think that. So, what you're saying is, flying a completely different aircraft to a Dash, as long as it it more than 10 tonnes, is ok, but one that has a MTOW of 9.9 tonnes or less doesn't give you the same skills? How about a large freighter aircraft over 10 tonnes? One sector, evening flights, only two crew onboard? Thats really helping you learn skills for an operation like FlyBe isn't it?!
Rex Banner, you talk sense! I know people who have moved onto the Dash and they say very similar things to you.