do yourself a favor and get some instruction befor attempting to fly in your own. Your wallet will be much happier and your experience getting into radio control airplanes will be much more rewarding. So the next question is "where do I find a club or someone to teach me"? Do a quick search for a local hobby shop in your area. They usually will have some information on the local clubs. A search at the American Modelers Association club finder will help as well: http://www.theparkpilot.org/pages/site_location.html . While you are at the AMA site check out the useful information about the membership services as well. Tower-Hobbies also has some useful information for first time fliers as well: http://www.easyrc.com/.

Mind you I'm not making endorsements just trying to make your first flight experience a positive one for you...