Dream Interpretation: Flying

As a kid, I used to dream that I was flying; I would fly low and steady. I viewed it as cautious where I could easily step down, if necessary, as opposed to a crash landing.

Then, I grew up and fly higher because I am more confident in my piloting skills.

Then, someone comes in who asks to co-pilot. He's wearing a pilot's cap, says the correct technical terms, speaks of coordinates, etc, acts like he knows how to fly. So, I let him sit in the other seat and handle some of the controls of my personal aircraft. We take off, flying higher and higher; it's smooth sailing! Suddenly, he feels a bit of turbulance and says: "I need to go back and take a nap; don't wake me, I'll come back when I am refreshed." and exits the cabin with a blanket and teddy bear. So, here I am flying this thing WAY off the ground all by myself, turbulance bouncing the plane around. I am trying to hang on to the controls, but am not strong enough. My co-pilot is in the back, snoring away, completely ignorant, so we crash.

Lesson: just because someone has papers that look like certification, says all the right words and your co-pilot seat is empty does not mean you should let him sit there. Be wary of who you allow in your cockpit: watch them fly another plane first; consider track records, number of hours they have actually been in the air and how many different planes they have flown. 20+ years in a Cessna doesn't mean he can handle your Blackbird. At the very least: do not go higher than you are comfortable just because someone else has a hand on the extra controls; who says they will turn it in the direction YOU want to go!

Interpretations:
http://www.dreammoods.com/cgibin/flyingdreams.pl?method=exact&header=dreamid&search=flyingintro
http://www.dreamsleep.net/commondreams/meaning-of-flying-dream.html