Step number 1: find a club
Step number 2: find an instructor
Step number 3: ask if the club owns a trainer

The instructor can "buddy box" you with the trainer and you can get first hand experience right off the bat. You can save yourself a lot of time and money this way and see if you really like flying before you invest anything. If they don't have a club trainer, ask what their recommendations are. If you are dead set on learning yourself, then probably the best plane to get is a Hobbico Nexstar. It has a number of aids that come with it that help to keep the plane flying straight, level and slow. It's not a guarantee by any means, but it's probably got the highest potential for success.

Kerry