Flying

[G Wizard]

In my flying dreams, which I quite often have, I get into the air by doing a sorts of skip. I then fly upright about a foot off the ground and it takes concentration to stay in the air.

That's pretty much how I fly in my dreams. When I'm not pilot or passenger in a plane, that is.

[Polgara69]

I used to fly a lot when I was younger but not so much now. Does that mean we find it harder to let things go when we get older? Who knows! I used to fly from a push up from one foot a bit like superman but could never fly very high! Just used to skim over peoples heads. Never got more than about 15 feet up tho I certainly tried!

[Superstar]

I've had that one, too. Quite often. Always in a sitting position, legs straight out in front, flying feet first.

How do you fly?

That is the exact same way I flew as a child... sitting down, legs straight out in front of me, feet first. I was never able to achieve much height though, I just kind of skimmed along about five to ten feet above the ground.

As an adult, all my flying dreams involve some sort of assistance, ie: a plane, a helicopter and once a bizarre floating air mattress.

[BrokenCastle]

Apparently it's caused by sleep apnea when you stop breathing for a bit. It's common with kids, in my deams I had to hold my breath and flap my arms!

[Hawaiian-]

[board bloke]

I used to have flying dreams a lot when I was a child. I could somehow "will" myself into the air and get quite high, well above the rooftops. It was always in my local neighbourhood, too. I can't recall whether I ever learned to land but I remember that I didn't always have complete control and I would sometimes swoop down and have to do a whole lot of "willing" to get myself back up.

Apart from that, they were pleasant dreams and they were also rational in the sense that people on the ground would be amazed that I could fly unaided. I know that I often used to wake up laughing at them.

[kateskate]

I've had quite a few dreams where I try to fly but I kind of take off then hit the floor. If I had one wish it would be to fly! Must be telling myself in my dreams it's never gonna happen!

[cfnmuk]

I love flying dreams. I think they're usually about trying to get away from everything.

[makeyourwifehot]

My dreams of flying led me to not only learning to scuba dive (underwater flying) but getting my pilot's license as well! No greater feeling in the world!!!

(Sex is a close 2nd...more intense, but rarely lasts as long as a beautiful 3 hour flight at dusk near the ocean)

[G Wizard]

Almost forgot about this thread!

I seem to have flying dreams semi-regularly. I no longer seem to have trouble flying (as in spreading my arms and becoming airborne, although it usually involves flapping my arms) like I once did, though.

One recent dream, I was in a hurry to get somewhere, turned down into a set of doors (like at a mall), and after about 50 feet, noticed the hall (or whatever) was pretty much empty. I turned around to head back to the doorway, and suddenly noticed the walls were pale pink with black artsy marks. Weird.

Anyway, I stepped through the doors, and remembered that I was in a hurry to catch a bus. I pondered whether the bus stop was on my side of the street or the other side, then decided, that regardless, I would get there quickest if I flew. So I started flapping my arms and easily started my vertical ascent. There seemed to be the odd person nearby who seemed impressed with this, wondering how I was managing to do this. And that's about all I remember.

And I'm just now recalling that occasionally I have dreams where I'm the passenger on a commercial jetliner, and for whatever reason, the pilot needs to do something wildly improbable (and likely impossible in real life), such as flipping the plane around to fly backwards, in order to quickly execute a change in flight path. Always a little unnerving, but the pilot always manages to pull it off. The aircraft passenger seats are always super-padded with extra straps (apparently thinking ahead).