* * * * * USS Arizona. And speaking of volcanoes, dear reader, in October of 1991, I enjoyed a little adventure of my own with a very small one. I was on vacation and, since I was flying on airline passes for free, I decided to drop in on Honolulu for a few days. Naturally I checked in to the Waikikian Hotel, for a bit of “Old Hawaii,” and, on the 16 th of October, I turned 49. Surprised that I was still around, dear reader, when the majority of my aviator pals had gone to that “Great Hangar in the Sky,” I decided to mark my longevity with a birthday present. Wandering out to the General Aviation side of HNL, I rented a Hughes 300C helicopter with an instructor. The Flight Instruct...