I concur with Minnreefer 100%. Get with a local club first, before you do anything. The reason is that you will find out what channels are used less frequenly, what trainers they already may have or prefer, etc. You'll learn more than flying, like how to tune an engine, what all of those aviation/RC terms mean (like mode 1, flaperons, high-wing, etc), if you don't already know. But, the most important thing is that you will learn about the mistakes others have made so you will save time and money.