Preparing airline pilots for the Boeing 747-400 simulator checkride is the primary focus of the book; but interested and serious PC Simmers will also find it relevant and interesting. The authors intent was to give access to all the information required to make the check-person think you know what you are doing. An entertaining and sometimes humorous look at the way airline pilots fly the big jet. This is a good read for anyone interested in the details of flying the big jets.