most clubs also have a club trainer so they might be able to start your training before you get anything. otherwis.

[link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCXF4**&P=0]good trainer[/link]

At first thought glow power probably scares you as it does many new folkes. In the long run glow is much cheaper to maintain and operate and load more fun since the power to weight is higher and cheaper to attain.

you can find a club here. I'm not fan of the AMA but 99% of the clubs will require it to fly with them

[link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx]ama[/link]