Vince,

I did make sure that the small arc the wire had was matched up with the bend of the guide tubes before I tried moving the control rod wire through the tubes. It still felt like there was a significant amount of drag. More than I was comfortable with. I'll order some orange covering to patch the cutouts after I clip those tubes. I do have the pushrods going forward to the throttle and the nose gear done, and I have the "old-fashioned" pushrods to the elevator and the rudder built and ready to put in. Thanks for your input.

Greg