I think I only got 10 minutes because I could not get the led flashing on the charger, just got a constant light. I finally (on the way to the park) plugged and unplugged the battery and the thing started to flash, hence I get the time from home to the park. I thought I could at least see it fly... When I got to the park after plugging in the battery everything twitched so I know it was working then.

The light on the remote is on yes, and no I do not hear anything when I plug the battery in. The electronics board gets very hot though so I believe I can trust that the battery is powering the board.

Since it brand new I am going to try to return the plane, but if that doesn't work I'm trying to gather options other than buying whole new fuse'. I'll ring HobbyZone and see what they say tomorrow.

Thanks for the response!