VP....you seem to have missed the point being made in my previous posts.
I very much included the Gee Whiz stuff as you call it....suggesting technology could make up for the deleted crew member. Thus instead of two Pilots per helicopter....you go with a single pilot thus more than doubling the number of aircraft that could be fielded.
We would not use Robbies to do a helicopter's work (as an analogy) but put capable aircraft using Single crew like the Air Force, Navy, and Marines do with their Fighter/Attack aircraft every day and night. Think F-16, F-18, A-10 for a start.
I for one do not believe it should take two PILOTS per Scout Aircraft. Perhaps put a non-rated Observer in the aircraft instead of two Pilots perhaps.
Does the Apache really have to have two Pilots...or are we just going on with a tradition that started with days of old here?