It's really not all that hard to learn on your own. Get something like a slow stick, and a very large unobstructed wide open area, and just take off. If you buy a slowstick plane then make sure to get about 4 to 6 extra props as you will probably break a few of them with nose in landings. You can also get a flight simulator to help you get down the practice of "steering" the planes when they face you and when they face away from you.

My first plane was the slow stick and the owner of the LHS offered to teach me, but I went out on my own the first couple times, then went to one of his "lessons" and was completely bored silly and really didn't like him invading my space by standing behind me with his arms around mine and on top of my hands on the controller. I found it was easier to break a few propellers on a plane like the slowstick and learn myself how to fly then it was to go at such a slow learning pace as that of which the LHS owner was willing to teach his students.

Im just mentioning this incase you dont find someone local to help you fly.

There are of course buddy box's that will allow someone to instruct you with his tx attached via cord to yours, but my teacher didnt use these for beginning lessons.