HC....Having a PM looking over your shoulder is nice....not necessary.
The PM can relieve the PF of some of that stress by analyzing and troubleshooting and offering up a plan of action while the PF.....flies the aircraft....right?
We did all this Single Pilot long before "Screens" and automation were heard of and it worked.
Do you reckon Pilots...PM or PF are less capable today because of the very Technological advances and changes in Training/Cockpit Procedures?
Are they really becoming "Children of the Magenta"?