I hate quoting myself but when this idea was first announced, I said this on the subject:
Worse still, it's run by the military whose record is far from exemplerary. There is a big danger that the single pilot will be under pressure to fly into dangerous situations.
It's an accident waiting to happen.
The only good thing about it is that it will highlight exactly what's wrong with the idea. Perhaps it will take the deaths of the crew of a helicopter to wake people up. Not the first time that happened.
At least no one died this time. I take no pleasure in saying I told you so. Let's hope this service is now suspended and a full investigation into the safety culture of the Air Corps is put in place.