In the film "The Pilot" , Cliff Robertson is seen starting the engines using a toggle switch and starts no.1 first. Was there a particular start sequence for the DC8 as the B707 was 3,4,2,1.
I always felt that "The Pilot" was one of the better films for technical accuracy, apart from doing the taxi checks during pushback. Also, having a Captain who was an alcoholic with marital problems was true to life.
