Thanks to everyone who has responded... the help was great... and I feel I have a better understanding of the salient issues in servo torque measurement... and servo selection.

I'm a big bird flyer ... but I guess I don't have the experience to understand "tight" ... maybe someday I will... I do recognize performance as measured in servo strength and speed... translated into the control surfaces and finally the airplane in aerobatic manuevers.

As a businessman and I hope an economic man, I recognize the performance per dollar spent on servos and how this translates to one's wallet. I still see those pilots who, in my humble opinion, overspend on servos just to have the latest and greatest... as promoted by pure company marketing.... it's like putting a JR 8611 on a H9 Funtana 40 size...

I think we need to scientifically understand what servo fills our flying style needs and the airplane's needs. To this end... I came across an Excel spreadsheet, http://www.geistware.com/rcmodeling/...calculator.xls, that seems to allow some intelligence to be applied in servo selection. Give it a try.

Thanks again all...!

Larry