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"HornetFCS.dll" file for P3Dv4??

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Amigo:
Hi Jimi;
Yes Sir, I got  the "Genius"-message and I appreciate your modest philosophy.
Referring to your last post August 14 under:
For v4:
-Verify ......P3D version
-Verify Hornet FCS.dll file

I just installed P3Dv4 on my machine yesterday and of course, I like to install the "Beauty".
I'm not sure if I understand the importance of FCS.dll while installing FSXBA F/A-18C Hornet ver.18.3(5May 2018).
Doesn't it include .dll?? Do I need to install anything additionally?
Sorry for the bother. I just like to make it right in the first place to avoid later complications.
Thanks as always, Amigo

PhantomTweak:
First, of course, let's verify you got the correct down load :)
You did down load the P3DV4 V18.3 Hornet off of the first post in the latest thread about the Hornet, yes? The thread with 16 pages, and the different down loads for different sim versions, as well as the information on what's been updated.

Presuming you did download the correct plane, then you should have the correct HornetFCS.DLL in your plane's Panel.Fleet folder, and that it installed into your sim's \Gauges folder.
You can verify the correct .DLL version by checking the size Windows reports it as being. The one for P3DV4 and above is shown as 109 kb. The "old" version, the one for FSX etc is only 76 kb, and is only placed in the plane's Panel.Fleet folder, not the sim's \Gauges.

Hope this helps out a little bit...
Pat☺

Amigo:
Hi Pat;
Thank you for spending your time with people who just don't get it. File and folders became a pet peeve to me since I'm not familiar with location,sequence and function.
Yes, your first assumption is correct, I got the right download from Jimi's 16 page thread. But there is some confusion on my part referring to his explanation on the "FCS FAIL" thread, under "For v4": -verify......HornetFCS.dllfile etc.
I did not pay much attention to that part since I was not concerned about v4 at that time. In the meantime I did install v4 and got confused about the location of .dll. So I did not start installing the Hornet yet.
Jimi explained finding .dll in: Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3Dv4\gauges Folder. Not so in my version.
My .dll is located in gauges as a Sub-Folder of Specific Files. Yes, you are right; it shows 109KB. But is that the correct location??
I don't have the knowledge on how much impact the location has, and after my unpleasant happenings on the v3 F-18 installation I rather be more cautious. Since you showed me how to identify files by KB, the 109 indicates at least that we are talking about the
correct .dll.
Please let me know what you think about the importance of the location.
Thanks a lot for your time and your help, Amigo

jimi08:
Amigo,

No worries about the confusion, we've all been there at one point or another.

To clarify....
Although FSX and P3D are very similar in their file hierarchy, there are some subtle differences in the way some files are read.

In FSX, that FCS.dll file would normally be read and executed from the Sim Object's Panel folder (i.e. Panel.Fleet for the FSXBA Hornet).

But for P3D, that same dll is read and executed from the sim's 'Gauges' folder (i.e. Lockheed Martin/P3Dv4/Gauges)

Because of this, you will need to take that FCS file that Pat mentioned previously, and place it in that Gauges folder that I just mentioned above.

After doing that, start or restart the Sim and select YES for the windows/prompts asking if you want to run the FCS.dll.

Let me know if that works for you.

-Jimi

Amigo:
Hi Jimi, hi Pat;
Today I have to divide my post into two parts: the positive and the, let's just call it the less positive.
I very much appreciate you guys help in educating my understanding of files and folders. As a result of that, the Beauty flies like an angel. But the catch is, during VFR flights only.
Instrument flights show numerous FCS problems as I found out after the installation of the F-18 to P3Dv3 last week and some instrument testing. After these violent instrument flops I decided to go for v4 by believing for a different behavior. It did not turn out that way after installing F-18 to v4 today.
Exactly the very same malfunctions. In auto pilot mode, altitude control is very erratic by hundreds of feet (up to 800/900feet) throughout a flight from Philly to JFK. Heading control is very slow and sluggish and ILS interception is not reliable. At times it just doesn't intercept the ILS final approach course at all. Disengaging auto pilot on final is most of the time not possible; not with the A/P button nor with "Z/Y" on the keyboard.
I guess this time I don't have to take the blame because all the other Fighter or Passenger jets on FSX,P3Dv3,P3Dv4 and X-Plane 11.20 are behaving normal and trustfully during IFR flights.
If anyone can help, I don't have to guess. It has to be you.
I hope I am not asking too much of your time. Best regards, Amigo   

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