I'll throw a couple pennies at that...

I felt the same way when I first got into the hobby... Seemed to me there was no reason for the higher priced servos... they were faster and stronger, but come on... they were over twice the price of standard servos...

After a year or so my skills began to get a little better and the planes I was flying were getting bigger... suddenly the higher torque servos were getting more expensive... still not as much as digitals... but maybe 2/3s the cost...

Still yet I'd listen to guys go on about the "difference" you feel in the air. FInally I bit the bullet and bought 5 of HiTec's 5945's...

Well... I'm a convert. They are indeed leaps and bounds better in any airframe I've out them in.

They are usually center much better meaning the plane returns to the same trim after each stick movement.

The speed IS important. SOme guys write it off saying I can't think that fast... simply not true. Others will say that they end up slowing them down with expo because they are too fast... still not correct if ever you needed the speed it's at the end of the expo when it "kicks in" and heads toward full deflection.

I used to think that a good quality digital servo was only for giant scale... I was wrong... I out a set on a profile and the plane became a totally different animal... I mean completely. What I used to think was simply bad habits of a profile ended up being servo stall and slow speed.

I really like HiTec servos... especially because I have the programmer that allows me to match servos, reverse them and more. That saves money on larger scale craft, and makes setup easier and lighter.

But regardless of brand... a good quality digital servo is very noticeable over standard or standard hi-torque servos.

Do yourself a BIG favor and buy some for this plane. I'd recommend the HiTec 5625's or 5645's on the lower price end... About $190 in a package set.

On the best side... 5925's coreless digitals... Maybe like $300.

Lastly... the very best servo in your plane should be on the throttle... I don't know HOW many people put the cheapest, junk servo on the throttle. Then they complain about slow spoolup, hovering problems, etc. put a fast servo on the throttle and spend a great deal of time getting a slop and bind free install. Work at getting the the throw so that the servo is at full rotation both ways to acheive low idle/kill and full throttle. I usually set my endpoints (ATV on other radios) to the max 120%-140% too... this will give you the greatest amount of resolution in the throttle meaning each "click" of the stick will input the least amount of fuel resulting in a much wider range of control. Then adjust the throttle expo (or program a curve) so that the transition is evenly distributed throughout the stick range.

Ahhh... there I went again... hope there is some useful info there...

One disclaimer... if you only fly Sunday circles or just beginning (which I doubt you are... considering the CAP Maniac choice) then perhaps you wouldn't notice much difference in standard vs. digital servos...