RE: want to use landing gear switch to activate and deactivate servos
Good points. My idea for sighting the camera is to use a laser pointer attached to it, so that there is a chance that I will be able to tell when the camera is pointing towards the pit area (where I & others will be standing, hence the laser will be pointed at us.) I ordered a pointer from Ebay for about $3 to experiment with. I find the biggest problem with getting a good video shot from a plane near the ground is lining it up and NOT putting too many control inputs into the plane.
Of course like everyone else, my goal is eventually FPV, so that the plane can be flown from goggles or a monitor some of the time.
I'm still curious to know exactly what functions you want to toggle between?