Absolutely. My routine on a maiden is a slow take off, slow climb to a good height, trim for straight and level with hands off, then do a few circuits while carefully checking throws. Then, I add a little power, climb to a safer altitude, re-trim, then slide the throttle back to see what happens. After all this, I see if the roll rates are adequate, (dual rates) and then check all controls to the full extent, then slow down and do an approach without landing, go around and repeat a few times till I am comfortable with how it will land, then land it.

After it lands, I take it back to the bench and go through it completely, as though it was a pre-flight. At that time, I make any corrections that I discovered during the trim adjustments to center the sticks for a typical straight and level, and then, start up and fly.

CGr.