RE: First aerobatic machine: what?
If your looking to build something, you can't go wrong with a four star. Very simple contruction, and a great performer! If you want an ARF, I would suggest a Graduate .40 by Cermark, I saw one at the feild recently and it looked a lot better in person than the picture in the ad. And I was really impressed with how it flew, so much so that I'm seriously thinking of picking one up for myself!