Disclaimer:
1. I do not make the main airframe of the F-18, it is made by @Sauce
2. This plane requires the beta version (for the glass cockpit)
3. This plane is not mobile friendly
4. The AGM-88 missile and jet slats codes are from @Scharnhorst (https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/lGll7F/Aeritalia-F-104S-ASA-Starfighter)
5. Decals on vertical stabs are from @switdog08 (https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/MJ89BR/Boeing-F-A-18E-Super-Hornet-Jolly-Rogers)
6. Landing gear doors from @Marine (https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/Ejc73A/McDonnell-Douglas-FA-18E-VFA-115-Ver-3-0)
7. I took the bomb rack from an F-16 but I forgot who was the author

Mods used:
1. Overload
2. Fine Tuner
3. XML edits using Funky Trees codes

Features added:
1. Automatic afterburner at 100% throttle, with jet slats animation
2. Added landing gear doors, taken from @Marine F-18 (yes, I'm very bad at modelling parts)
3. Increase in detail to jet nozzle by adding twice the amount of slats
4. Added behavior to vertical stabs / yaw such as braking and catapult launch
5. Catobar equipment from v1.8 update installed
6. Added slats behavior
7. Slight change in aileron behavior
8. Enlarged trim surface
9. Beta glass cockpit

Controls:
AG 1 Controls the rotations of the wings, Activate guns and AGM-88
AG 2 Controls the Flaps
AG 3 empty
AG 4 Controls the arresting hook
AG 5 Jettison weapon and fuel tank station
AG 6 Lower launch bar and set the vertical stabs to launch position
AG 7 On/Off Formation lights
AG 8 Off/On Navigation lights
Trim available

Operations:
Catapult launch:
1. Approach the launch shuttle
2. Unfold wings using AG1
3. Ready launch bar using AG6
4. Connect to launch shuttle
5. Set trim to 20%
6. Increase throttle to 70% and launch immediately. (Do not full throttle on catapult)
7. After clearing the deck, AG6, raise landing gear, AG2, and raise throttle to 100%

Carrier landing
1. Set on final approach to carrier, set speed TAS 200 mph or less
2. AG2 for flaps, trim full up
3. AG 4 for landing hook
4. Land at around 150mph IAS

Optional external fuel tanks are available, switch the 2x AIM-120 on the wings to fuel tanks if desired.

I say my thanks and much appreciation to the F-18E from @Sauce and @Marine , They are my inspiration and building base for this post.
I thank @Scharnhorst for the awesome missile and the codes for the jet slats
Kudos for the tail decal from @switdog08

I still have so much to learn about building an aircraft from scratch, I hope I can learn more from this absolutely brilliant community of Simple Planes.

Cheers