RE: First low wing tail dragger?
The Midwest Little Cap 232:
Wingspan 62"
Wing area 694 square inches
Weight 7.5 to 8.5 lb
At 7.5 lb, you will have a wing loading of 24.9 ounces per square foot.
At 8.5 lb, you will have a wing loading of 28.2 ounces per square foot.
This means that this plane is going to land fast. I would move mountains to keep the weight down to 7.5 lbs. Light planes are also better aereobatically.
Remember, you don't HAVE to set it up with 3-D control surface throws or with a 3-D center of gravity.
Set it up slightly more nose heavy than the aerobatic CG location but don't over do it. Too nose heavy and you run out of elevator while landing.
Use low rate control surface throws at first, especially on the elevator. What you are looking for is full back stick without a tip stall/snap roll. Have an experinced flyer do the maiden flight and if he can make it snap roll in a tight loop, you need to reduce elevator travel.
Now, enjoy the plane and increase the throws and move the CG further back as you get better at flying it.