RE: maneuvers
For learning aerobatics, recognize there are only a few basic maneuvers. Everything then becomes a combination of those basic maneuvers. The basics are:
Straight and level flight (upright and inverted)
Straight up lines and down lines.
Circular loops (not just yanking the elevator)
Aileron rolls (without deviating from the flight path)
Spins
Stalls
Master the basics, then worry about the combinations.
Brad