I spent 8 years on Canberras as a techie. I flew in them on quite a few occasions and was given the controls on a T4 to do some gentle turns and straight and level. Many years after I left the RAF I too started to have the dream of flying down a street of tall buildings, unable to gain height. Then I had a dream that I was actually a pilot, or everyone thought I was and I'm strapping in carrying out checks etc. and a bit like 'Sparky's Magic Piano', trying to convince those around me that I wasn't a pilot. Thankfully I woke up before take-off!
I currently fly with a friend in his gyrocopter and I love it. Like being on the back of a motorcycle at a 1000ft. He, by the way, is scared of heights!