I have to admit, we've seen more of Rodney piloting in S3. He took the jumper out in "Irresistible" to search for Sheppard, piloted in "Sateda" (dodging fire from the above Hive ship), and more recently, piloted in "Common Ground".

Might it be a cover for "I want to be busy setting up the tech while someone else flies"? I'd put more money on that. Yes, possibly. It reminds me of when I got my driver's license. I'd previously been so excited at the thought of driving my parent's car wherever I liked, but it turned out I still appreciated being a passenger half the time.