learn how to fly

So, I’m terrified of flying..always have been. Actually, it’s not the flying so much as the taking off and landing. And really, it’s not the flying so much as the crashing that I fear. I think if I learned how to fly and understood the physics and mechanics of the whole thing, I would fear it less, if not at all. Where’s the nearest flight school? And why do so many of my goals involve obscene amounts of money?