RE: Joining a club
Glad to hear you are joining a club. You will meet a great bunch of people and learn more in one day watching others with their planes than you could ever learn on this site. I tried to go it on my own at first and failed. No good flying site, and no one to help me out. It is a lot better flying with other people too. I soloed on my second flight but I'm still learning so much from the experienced fliers, and it is nice to have someone nearby to help should I need it.
Best of luck to you.