[Electrical System Failure - unable to fix]

On 1/10/2022 at 10:18 AM, Dan said:

Make sure all four of the ELEC switches are in the down position.  They're midway down on the third row.  

I've not had any issues in the -700 and that's the variant I've completed most of my flights on.  The flaps won't work if you don't have hydraulic pressure.  In other words, you cannot move them unless at least one engine is running.  

Yup, understand all that.  My issue was at the end of the flight, in the landing phase.  

[Electrical System Failure - unable to fix]

I think the -700 is a bit more bugged than the -800 or -900.  I had a flap issue in the -700 where they just stopped responding.  Stuck between 5 and 10.  3D cockpit control had no effect and my physical HOTAS switch assignment had no effect.  

[CMD Autopilot wont engage - Ever]

Similar issue.  Was given direct to a fix while climbing in IAS mode, not VNAV.  The LNAV took several tries to engage, not recognizing the intercept track, and when it did finally engage, after a few seconds, an uncommanded turn off track was initiated.  It was very reminiscent of the old "Ultimate" 737-700 behavior.

 

[Small visual glitches]

The backlit radio selector/volume controls are too translucent when they are not lit.  The back lighting of the panel underneath bleeds through.  It looks to me IRL that the buttons, when not lit, are much more opaque, look almost grey, and do not let the panel back lighting bleed through.

Examples: