RE: First kit/get back into it plane
If you were flying solo with the Avistar and Stik, a Four Star should be a great choice. Your thought of getting a little buddy box time for the first few flights seems like a really good path to come back.
I’m currently assembling a 4*60 ARF; planning to use a 91 four stroke.
It is “sort of” a replacement for my avatar plane, a SIG Astro Hog, which crashed this spring. If you don’t mind a build that requires a chainsaw, and other heavy equipment, the Astro Hog is a great flyer and it has a look that makes me think of a full scale plane someone might have built in the garage 50 or 60 years ago.