You can spend less than $5000 to try it out, look at the Sebart Wind S 50. Uses one 6 cell lipo, I have this as my practice plane. It is small enough to fit in most vehicles and won't cost an arm an a leg and it flies really well. If you are starting in Sportsman or Intermediate it is a perfect candidate. Use the recommended Hacker setup. As for a charger, well there are many options to choose from. And you might want to consider Vquick's charge box, it is custom made and has built in power supplies. I don't fly glow F3A anymore and really enjoy the electric scene....