diff --git a/ArduCopter/radio.pde b/ArduCopter/radio.pde
index 5a40a685bd..165f4d5968 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/radio.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/radio.pde
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static int8_t failsafeCounter = 0;		// we wait a second to take over the throttle and send the plane circling
 
+
+extern RC_Channel* rc_ch[8];
+
 static void default_dead_zones()
 {
 	g.rc_1.set_dead_zone(60);
@@ -37,6 +40,15 @@ static void init_rc_in()
 	g.rc_2.set_type(RC_CHANNEL_ANGLE_RAW);
 	g.rc_4.set_type(RC_CHANNEL_ANGLE_RAW);
 
+	rc_ch[CH_1] = &g.rc_1;
+	rc_ch[CH_2] = &g.rc_2;
+	rc_ch[CH_3] = &g.rc_3;
+	rc_ch[CH_4] = &g.rc_4;
+	rc_ch[CH_5] = &g.rc_5;
+	rc_ch[CH_6] = &g.rc_6;
+	rc_ch[CH_7] = &g.rc_7;
+	rc_ch[CH_8] = &g.rc_8;
+
 	//set auxiliary ranges
 	g.rc_5.set_range(0,1000);
 	g.rc_6.set_range(0,1000);
@@ -51,6 +63,12 @@ static void init_rc_in()
 static void init_rc_out()
 {
 	APM_RC.Init( &isr_registry );		// APM Radio initialization
+
+#if CONFIG_APM_HARDWARE != APM_HARDWARE_APM1
+  APM_RC.enable_out(CH_9);
+  APM_RC.enable_out(CH_10);
+  APM_RC.enable_out(CH_11);
+#endif
 	#if INSTANT_PWM == 1
 	motors.set_update_rate(AP_MOTORS_SPEED_INSTANT_PWM);
 	#else
diff --git a/ArduPlane/radio.pde b/ArduPlane/radio.pde
index a9544d3042..3066de5682 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/radio.pde
+++ b/ArduPlane/radio.pde
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 static byte failsafeCounter = 0;		// we wait a second to take over the throttle and send the plane circling
 
 
+extern RC_Channel* rc_ch[8];
+
 static void init_rc_in()
 {
 	// set rc reversing
@@ -27,6 +29,15 @@ static void init_rc_in()
 	//g.channel_rudder.dead_zone 	= 60;
 	//g.channel_throttle.dead_zone = 6;
 
+	rc_ch[CH_1] = &g.channel_roll;
+	rc_ch[CH_2] = &g.channel_pitch;
+	rc_ch[CH_3] = &g.channel_throttle;
+	rc_ch[CH_4] = &g.channel_rudder;
+	rc_ch[CH_5] = &g.rc_5;
+	rc_ch[CH_6] = &g.rc_6;
+	rc_ch[CH_7] = &g.rc_7;
+	rc_ch[CH_8] = &g.rc_8;
+
 	//set auxiliary ranges
 #if CONFIG_APM_HARDWARE == APM_HARDWARE_APM1
 	update_aux_servo_function(&g.rc_5, &g.rc_6, &g.rc_7, &g.rc_8);
@@ -48,6 +59,12 @@ static void init_rc_out()
   APM_RC.enable_out(CH_7);
   APM_RC.enable_out(CH_8);
 
+#if CONFIG_APM_HARDWARE != APM_HARDWARE_APM1
+  APM_RC.enable_out(CH_9);
+  APM_RC.enable_out(CH_10);
+  APM_RC.enable_out(CH_11);
+#endif
+
 	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_1, 	g.channel_roll.radio_trim);					// Initialization of servo outputs
 	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_2, 	g.channel_pitch.radio_trim);
 	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_3, 	g.channel_throttle.radio_min);
@@ -55,8 +72,14 @@ static void init_rc_out()
 
 	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_5, 	g.rc_5.radio_trim);
 	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_6, 	g.rc_6.radio_trim);
-	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_7,   g.rc_7.radio_trim);
-  APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_8,   g.rc_8.radio_trim);
+	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_7, 	g.rc_7.radio_trim);
+	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_8, 	g.rc_8.radio_trim);
+
+#if CONFIG_APM_HARDWARE != APM_HARDWARE_APM1
+	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_9, 	g.rc_9.radio_trim);
+	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_10,	g.rc_10.radio_trim);
+	APM_RC.OutputCh(CH_11,	g.rc_11.radio_trim);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void read_radio()
diff --git a/libraries/RC_Channel/RC_Channel.cpp b/libraries/RC_Channel/RC_Channel.cpp
index f1083686e3..83b4372297 100644
--- a/libraries/RC_Channel/RC_Channel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/RC_Channel/RC_Channel.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 #define RC_CHANNEL_RANGE 1
 #define RC_CHANNEL_ANGLE_RAW 2
 
+/// global array with pointers to all APM RC channels, will be used by AP_Mount and AP_Camera classes
+/// It points to RC input channels, both APM1 and APM2 only have 8 input channels.
+RC_Channel* rc_ch[8];
+
 APM_RC_Class *RC_Channel::_apm_rc;
 
 const AP_Param::GroupInfo RC_Channel::var_info[] PROGMEM = {