I agree 100%. I fly the attack heli a LOT (mastery level 60), and I've found that the only way to stay alive is to always fly fast and low and only pop up briefly to attack vehicles, then immediately run and hide until the flares cool down. This gives the gunner no opportunity to do something. It's too hard for the gunner to hit infantry when flying fast and low, and it takes too long for the AGM missile to lock onto ground targets, so they can't get a shot off. My heli gunners get bored and jump out! We need to give them something to do, and a TV missile would certainly solve the problem.
