Mudsurfer1234 - The stock battery will last ~8 minues and will take 2-4hrs to charge with the wall wart that comes in the box. Do your sel a favor and buy a field charger like the Hobbico Quck field charger Mk II. I would also recommend purchasing the acro kit and installling the 9T motor + heat sinks and getting a Thunder Power 1320 battery. Run the flat blades until you learn to hover. One last recommendation, buy the training gear with the orange ping-pong balls - you'll save countless blade strikes learning to hover! This'll add ~$150 total, but it'll be worth it in the long run.
$50 - Hobbico charger
$55 - TP 1320 11.1 lipo
$25 - Acro kit
$12 - training gear set