I appreciate the friendly reminder, and that is exactly what ive tried. In order to keep from having surfaces that look like swiss cheese and never getting this plane off the ground, I wanted to gather as much information as possible in order to evaluate what the best method might be.

I bought the Robart Drill Jig referenced above and still had a difficult time. I believe the reason might be because the hinges that were in place look like CA hinges, top layer anyway, yet there is a center layer made of plastic.

I wonder if 1) these are the hinges which were provided with the ARF, if so 2) Is this the reason why some had trouble keeping the surfaces intact. When I received the plane, I was able to pull the ailerons out by hand. Looks like the cloth weave layer would stay glued to the wood, yet the plastic layer would seperate and let go.