Ajax, the answer is simples! forget power, start simple, in a glider - a K13 training glider; you in the front with a stick and rudder, and that's about it, no gadgets, dials (well nothing important), no radio to yammer at you, just the instructor calm and knowlegable in the seat behind you.
That is learning to fly the right way. Basics. All the other stuff is added later but only if you want; it all comes down to stick and rudder. Stick forward, nose moves down, stick back, nose comes up. Move stick to left knee, turn left, and right knee, turn right. Don't worry about rudder until lesson 3. You will know right away whether or not flying is for you. None of us care for heights, we don't like ladders, cliffs, or high buildings, but if you have wings, its OK, believe me.
So shell out for an airtow for a first lesson, it is more gradual than a winch launch. I knew the very first airtow that this was for me! Basics, simple,and WOW! I was born for this.