Hi, welcome to RCU. Great place with a lot of good info.

First thing? Find a local club. You can go to the AMA's website and their "Club Locater" page, and find a couple of clubs within driving distance.

Go to the club and check out what's going on. You'll want an instructor to help you learn how to fly; it's much more difficult than it looks, and almost every club has instructors.

Quite often the club will also have a trainer type airplane and will be willing to take you up for a flight to give you an idea of what it's like before you go buy something.

A full "glow" powered (not actually "gas")airplane, with engine, radio equipment and all the stuff necessary to get it flying, is going to set you back between $400 and $500 if you buy all new stuff. Just thought you should be prepared for that.

Now, that local club may be able to set you up with decent used equipment for much less money, so it's worth checking out.

Anyway, good luck and welcome.
Dennis-