Did Philip Vian lack the aviation experience to command carriers?

Was Philip Vian's lack of aviation experience a serious weakness as a carrier-force commander?

It created friction, but operational constraints explain much of his severity and many aviators respected his commitment to recovering them.

Vian lacked a conventional aviation background and drove aircrews hard, but Mediterranean conditions left few easy choices. Escort carriers launching Seafires in hot weather often had to race for enough wind while land-based support lagged and the Army still needed continuous strikes. In the British Pacific Fleet, damage to Illustrious forced Vian and his staff onto another already crowded carrier, making complaints about accommodation almost inevitable. Fleet Air Arm testimony nevertheless credited him with sharing operational risk and being willing to push through danger to recover downed aviators. The criticism identifies real friction without proving that a career aviator would have escaped the same strategic and physical constraints.