A gyrocopter sits somewhere between a light aircraft and a helicopter, and flying one over Dubai is an unusually open and unusually quiet way to see the coast. You lift off from the Palm drop zone and climb to around 1,500 feet - low enough that the city keeps its detail rather than flattening into a map. The route takes in Dubai Marina, Ain Dubai on Bluewaters Island, the full sweep of Palm Jumeirah with Atlantis at its head, the World Islands scattered offshore, and the Burj Al Arab standing alone on its own artificial island. Your pilot flies the aircraft and talks you through what you are seeing as it passes. The flight runs about twenty minutes in the air. This is a genuine aviation experience rather than a fairground ride, and the age, weight and clothing requirements reflect that - read them before you book.