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Flight of a lifetime: The microflight takes passengers past the red ranges of the Cape Range National Park. Photo: Birds Eye View Ningaloo

“Are you ready for the flight of your lifetime?” asks Gavin Penfold, Birds Eye View Ningaloo pilot, while strapping me into a two-seater micro light plane.

I’m wearing a flight suit and flight helmet, and for a moment, I envision myself as Maverick’s wingman Goose (from the movie Top Gun). But in reality, I’m in a tiny plane (weighing about 450kg) with an open cockpit. Yes, no doors. For the next hour, I’d be flying with Penfold, cruising 1,219m above sea level.