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Finally had the time for the next flight.  I increased the Roll and Pitch gain settings as the first two flights were quite sluggish to control inputs.  I was hoping to complete the "Manual" mode trim setup this flight but I continue to have too much starboard roll for the trim setting on the controller.  

• The gain setting increases helped (some) with the sluggish control responses.
  • In addition, I found the control surface hinge lines to be far too stiff. (I cut relief sections to reduce stiffness) 
  • During the build, I laminated the wing, tail, and control surfaces to stiffen the airframe
• Manual mode trim was also affected by the laminating material, which caused a slight twist in the starboard alerion.
  • Reheated starboard control surface to improve the shape, next flight will tell