Whenever one starts to freelance, no matter how well intentioned, that is a precursor to disaster
What a fascinating observation. Perhaps we should go back in history when aircraft like the Canberra bomber was designed and flown as single pilot (navigator down the back) and these pilots flew above 40,000 ft in IMC single handed because there was no autopilot. Yes it's nice to have a copilot to pull the gear up and talk on the radio but just because one is "freelance" (whatever that is supposed to mean) doesn't mean aircraft are falling out of the sky everyday. There is another world outside of being an airline pilot.