Even if you nuke current perk balances, vets are so much more adept at earning perks it wouldn't be long before we're back to the imbalance.
I had an idea to make it a little easier to earn perks for anyone willing to spend the time- for example, spawning from a hangar and taxiing to the runway rather than spawning directly at the end of the runway could earn a small perk bonus for your sortie. (It may also lead to more ground-operations type activity at the field, which again might help YouTube video producers make AH films with more varied action). This particular idea doesn't take anything away from anybody, just adds a little opportunity for those willing to do it.
Still curious how/why the GVers simply accept the light perk cost of some vehicles, but for pilots, even talking about it seems to lead to complaints...