Thanks for the compliment and all the pointers Jim. I set the tail incidence to -1 1/2 degrees and the result was about 5 clicks of up elev. req'd. for level flight, which actually turns out to be about just under 1/8" of up trim. I think -2 deg. total would solve this. But actually it may be the extra nose weight I put in the nose.
The engines are os .32 sx's with macs pipes and 6 oz fuel tanks.
I'll will add the ail to rudd mix, because I did notice that it does require rudder coordinated turns.

gunny