What the thread found

• The Pilot arm and A15 arm share the same underlying design, with the A15 representing primarily a renaming of the earlier Pilot model rather than a fundamental redesign.
• Camera weight limits between Pilot and Aero models differ in their specifications, though the constraint may originate from the gimbal component rather than the arm structure itself.
• Users seeking higher payload capacity have upgraded from Pilot arms to Flyer arms as an alternative solution.

Depends on

• Information comes from manufacturer customer service correspondence rather than technical specifications documentation.
• The explanation focuses on arm design similarity but does not detail all specific component differences or manufacturing changes that may have occurred.
• The claim about weight limit origin in the gimbal versus arm is presented as speculation rather than confirmed technical fact.
• No detailed comparison of other potential design modifications or improvements between generations is provided.

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