No I loaded it from the Load saved flight option from the FSX opening page.

Today I uninstalled/reinstalled again. Still have the same problem, and this time I switched to spot view and noticed no landing gear after battery dies, just like Mark's original post on page 1 and like others have also stated. Sometimes the gear disapears, sometimes it doesn't, but the battery always dies regardless.

Upudate: I now have the same issue with engines running and eng 1&2 generators on / APU off.