Hey Bravesfan,

I forgot to say, welcome to RCU! The bubbles in your covering will come out best with a heat gun, but a covering iron will work too. Your Local Hobby Shop should have either. Make sure you go at it lightly. Some of the over seas covering that is used on ARF's can't handle much heat - so go at it lightly and start getting your wrinkles out of the bottom of the plane first.

Yes, another channel that is the same will interfere with your radio. Most clubs have a frequency control board where you get a pin for that frequency. I also like to talk to the guys there and find out what they have just in case. My club is pretty small so it is not a big hassle. Just be careful and you will be fine. Modern radios work very well, so if someone is on 24, channel 25 can fly at the same time with no problems. Have fun!