"If its a one time thing, you might just ask around at the local airport to see if anyone has a Cessna with camera port.  They are surprisingly common.  Setting up a simple camera/gps to shoot out the bottom takes very little time, and you can fly…"

"Sounds like we are on similar quests.  I've been thinking along the lines of an X8 and mirrorless camera, but gimbals for anything other than GoPro and DSLR are harder to find.  I'm thinking of something like…"