No, it was twin pilot for pinging too, and for exactly the same reason.
Yes, it can easily be flown single pilot plus a manual throttle person in VFR, but at between 200ft and 40ft IMC it is very nice to have a second pair of eyes looking at the radalt, especially when the magic box of transition magic is not the most reliable of simplex clockwork ever invented.
"They are after all painfully slow VFR machines"
I do start to wonder if Trim Stab is actually a grown up.
Seaking used to hold the helicopter speed record, and with Carson fit is not too shabby now.
It is also specifically designed as an all weather, not VFR, helicopter, and does it extremely well.
Incidentally, I would be interested to know what he considers a "more demanding" helicopter that is flown single pilot?