I have been flying a large transport aircraft for a few years. I feel comfortable in the airplane however I am always opened to suggestions, techniques, and experience when I fly with some of the pilots I fly with. Trust me, I have learned a lot more on the line with these guys then I could ever learn in a class room or sim. Also, two month after training on a new aircraft and flying into the weather condition last night could have posed additional threats. I bring this up because the Q400 is a relative new equipment at colgan. Is there training on tail stall recovery in the school house? Also, are there was report by a Cactus of icing for about 20 minutes or so. A Delta only reported icing from about 7000 to 3500' however if you look at the flight tracking, Cactus was closer to the Colgan path then Delta. Last but not least, the captain had just completed training on the Q400 in early December. He was new to the seat but I wonder what equipment he had come from? The Colgan report stated the fo was hired in jan 2008, however they have her as flying 2200+ hours at the company. Like all accidents, there has to be a chain of events. I think it is valid to discuss these without offending our fallen peers. It is only healthy and helps the others that have to return to fly these equipments while we wait to find out an official report from the NTSB.