Although Genstabler was on a fishing Recce, he did make a fair point. The Army has soldiers, some of whom fly. That was made very clear to me at Leighton House where I made it clear that I only wanted to fly. Guess who never got selected (OK, not the only reason).
Apart from QFIs, there is, I recall, an expectation that Aviation is deployed pretty well forward, in commensurate living and messing standards. How many Light Blue would welcome that beyond novelty? I can't think of many Dark Blue.