Pipistrel Virus Electrical System Dies After About 20 Minutes

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: I flew the Virus for about 20 minutes and as I pulled off the runway every electrical device died.

If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue: Pipistrel Virus

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue? Cannot remove Marketplace at this time.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)? Once, but only flew it once.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

  1. Load C&D
  2. Power up the aircraft and turn on all electrical accessories
  3. Fly ~20 minutes
  4. Note dead electrical accessories
  5. This seems like a 2024 SDK gremlin as there were no low voltage warnings nor was the generator warning lamp lit.

YOUR SETTINGS

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What peripherals are you using, if relevant: I have no electrical system control bindings set other than default 2024 keyboard settings.

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? No

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• Yes, the issue occurs every time.

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• It appears that the generator is not charging the batteries.

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Glad to see this confirmed, I was worried it was a on-off and those are the worst bugs.

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Yes this has happened to me. Was on a VFR flightplan and suddenly all my avionics died.

Thanks to the EFB I found somewhere to set down.

Annoying as as the Pipistrel is one of the few GA options without a broken MFD map.

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• Yes

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• I only flew it once, but about 20 minutes into my flight I lost all electricals. No intention to fly it again until fixed.

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See also duplicate bug Pipistrel Virus SW121 Electrical Failure In Flight

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
The aircraft suffers from a complete electrical failure after ~ 20 minutes into a flight. All avionics & lights stop working.

If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue:
Pipistrel Virus SW121

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Yes (Default install, no mods or addons) / Yes.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every time

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

  1. Start a flight in the Pipistrel Virus SW121 (any location, time, weather etc. will do), following the checklist procedures. In particular, ensure top turn on Battery & Avionics.
  2. Take off & fly for between 20-30 minutes.
  3. The glass displays & radio will cease to function - as if you had turned off the Battery & Avionics. External navigation, beacon lights etc. also stop working.

YOUR SETTINGS

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What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
Not relevant.

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No, No

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
N/A

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
Intel Arc 770 (16GB, v32.0.101.6299).

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
Build: v1.1.7.0
Hardware: i7-12700K (No overclocking or undervolting), 32 GB 5200 MHz DDR5 CL40,

Other:
A discussion topic about this bug can be found here.
AFAIK, this type of failure is often caused by the battery running down because the Alternator or Generator is not turned on or is malfunctioning. However, in the Pipistrel Virus SW121, there is no Alternator or Generator switch that I could see to turn on / off, nor are these mentioned in the checklists, suggesting that either an Alternator or Generator is not modeled in the electrical code, or that the Alternator or Generator is not programatically set to recharge the battery.

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N/A - after the failure, the displays look just as they do when starting cold and dark in a parking spot.

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

  • Yes

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  • Lack of Generator Switch in cockpit (contrary to the real plane). Assigning buttons to Generator Toggle in the Controls Menu and pressing them does not do anything, either.
  • Also, once the electrical system fails, flaps are no longer operable. This is also contrary to the real plane, where flaps are operated mechanically (no electricity needed).

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…I do have to wonder a bit how this could have possibly made it through QA testing :-/

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•Yes

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•Alternator not doing its job leading to drained battery. Appears to be same issue on the Icon A5.

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@SmotheryVase665 This should be merged with this: Pipistrel Virus Electrical System Dies After About 20 Minutes

And can confirm, the bug is there. 20 minutes of my life wasted. I’m tired of MSFS2024.

Have you checked the rest of the sim? The traditional 172 (not the G1000, the traditional one) doesn’t even start because the electrical systems have bugs. There are bugs everywhere, unfortunately.

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

Yes

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No warning, just goes dark. No way to fix in-flight, generator failure light is never lit.

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n/a

It’s a real shame as this plane feels really good when flying (if not with a super sensitive throttle) and has a good autopilot.

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Thank you for the bug report.

We have created an internal ticket to see if our team already has this logged, and if not they will attempt to reproduce the issue and create a new bug report. This item is now marked as feedback-logged. If there is an existing bug report or one is created, we will move this thread to bug-logged

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
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Yes. Twice.
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Both times were on Ferry Flight mission in Career mode.
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