RE: reciever question
See, I told you that I would be corrected.
But....as a newbie myself, I recommend using the y-harness and skipping the extra programming. I am still intimidated by my 6 channel Tx. I know it seems like you are wasting 2 channels, but only 4 are needed for that plane. I would try to keep things as simple as possible at first.
But...that's just me.
LOL...the only way to really learn is.....to screw up.