I had flying VFR from Paris to Normandy (Toussus LFPT to Deauville LFRG), a 1+ hour flight in the C172 classic (no Garmin).

Everything was going fine until I had an electrical failure a few minutes before landing. Fortunately the airport was in sight and I could land safely, without any light and any radio.
Nevertheless, I was surprising because I checked my settings and NO failure was enabled. I double checked everything in the aircraft and it was fine: battery and alternator were ON, the key was on BOTH and avionics were ON. When I landed, I took the necessary time to check again, I switched avionics OFF and back ON, same for alternator and battery, it didn't change anything.

I don't mind having this kind of failure, after all it can happen in real life as well, so it is realistic. But I am surprised it happens with these settings in the sim.

I had no explanation for this failure, if you have an idea please let me know.

It is probably a bug because when I started a new flight with the same aircraft, the engine started as soon as the battery was turned on, even though the key was on the OFF position.

Anyway, if the same thing happened to you, I would be glad to know 🙂

Thanks.

Edited October 2, 20214 yr by Rocky