Ok here's a thought .... Instead of going for a top o'the line radio and entry-level servos
and I quote "I am considering a Futaba 7CAF 7-Channel FM/4 S3004 Servos, and a Futaba 9CAFS, with a FM receiver and S3004 Servos"

Why not buy a less pricier radio 6 or 7 channel and better servos?? After all... (and please correct me if I'm wrong) good servos can go a long way to improve the flying skills specially at the beginning....

So in this range we have:
Airtronics Rd6000 or RD 8000
Hitec Optico or Eclipse
Futaba 7 Cap or 6whatever XS

Ok, and the argument of Buy the radio .... you can always buy the servos later can be countered with buy the servos ..you can always upgrade your radio later