The clubs I used to belong to had there own club trainer and buddy box so anyone wanting to learn to fly could do it just for the price of there own fuel. If the club didn't have the trainer then several of us had them on hand and all set up, same deal, learn to fly free but just buy your own fuel. It's something to check into. Once you learn to fly and get some stick time in then you may not want just a trainer and move into a second plane of your choice. You will also have some ideas of the type of radio you really would like to have besides the one that comes with a RTF type of plane. That's looking ahead, knowing what you would want in the future. Clubs are a good place to start and this time of year you can go to there meetings just to meet some of the people and gather some information. Some people try flying RC and decide not to go on with it, nothing lost if you don't like it.