Sorry if this is an inappropriate posting. I'm switching over to heli's (specifically looking to get an R22 Robinson to commute in) over here in the San Francisco area. Before switching over, I was flying fixed wing and working toward buying one. The plane that I almost bought might be worth looking at from a comparitive point of view on cockpit complexity was the new single engine Cirrus.
This plane not only reduced the complexity of the cockpit, it also has a parachute recovery system.
Anyway, I think there's a good market out there for the manufacturer that lowers the complexity of the heli's.