Have you ever tried one of the flight simulators? There are professional pilot ones that you can hire with instruction that are supposedly amazing. My friend's son is looking to be a pilot and they did it in Helsinki to get experience.
Also - sometimes fulfilling childhood dreams seems silly to me, as they are the dreams of a child with little experience.
Wow, flight simulator, never thought about it.
Some childhood dreams may be silly, but they cover some parts of you that you forgot. Or lost along the way.
Check this as an example: https://medium.com/@mariia.popova/how-our-childhood-dreams-affect-us-today-understanding-the-power-of-imagination-ec41b25c24e6