I thought they were pull-to-start on the DC-10
Negative.
As PJ2 said "push in, magnetically-held until starter-cutout"
The difference between the the DC-10 and DC-8 being: In the DC-10 the starter button lights up to indicate the starter valve is open…..whereas on the DC-8 the starter valve open light is on the engineers panel.
So to answer my own question the starter buttons on the DC-8 do NOT light up.
However on the B717 it would appear "pull out, magnetically-held until starter-cutout"
edit: I have just watched my DC-8 videos again. Some have starter toggle switches, some starter buttons…..but on both the pilot operating them does not let go.
Which would lead me to think that they are not "magnetically-held until starter-cutout" …..just thinking.
Last edited by edetroit; 8th Jan 2015 at 05:46.