Sapper0six,

My suggestion to you is that you go and find a local flying club in the area of where you live. Most clubs will have experienced pilots that should be willing to train you to fly.

The plane of choice would be the Apprentice as it has a larger wing span and will handle most weather conditions over the smaller Cub S.

Next you should join the AMA and this will give you the extra liability insurance that is required to be able to fly at the designated RC field.

Also anyone in a club trying to charge you $$$ to learn how to is breaking one of the AMA rules
which is just not the right approach to take in this Hobby.