Aside from the petty squabbling, does anyone who handles big jets, especially someone who has recently converted to one, have an opinion about how relevant HTBJ is in the first decade of the 21st century. I ask the question bearing in mind that it was written at about the time the 747 was coming into service, but in it's -200, analogue cockpit guise, rather than the FBW, EFIS/EICAM/FADEC Airbus and newer Boeing products of today. I am a 3000 hour turbo-prop guy who wants to move on: I think I can pick the useful matterial out of HTBJ, but would appreciate anyone elses views. And jet job offers.