I agree about the AS350 cockpit . It is the one thing that would stop me buying another one . They are quite simply ... Flimsy !! I hope the 505 is better .
If it is like a 5 seat 206L , with glass cockpit , synthetic vision , twin fadec etc etc that is quite good enough for me !!!
Can they build it for $1m ?? I very much doubt it but even if it goes up by $3-400k then it's still very good value .
I also really like the idea of turbomeca power by the hour ......