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The eastern side there. about at the 1:00 position. >> reporter: having flown in military hot zones, darren sad mitts this is fire power like no other. >> what was it like the first time you flew over lava? >> it was a blast. >> reporter: it could also be challenging, especially with heavy fog or volcanic smog. >> there you could see the gases from fissure three. >> reporter: those gases dangerous at the concentration levels that are too high. >> that is 2,000 to 3,000 degrees farenheit. >> which was also crossed one volcano road, power lines and all. >> as soon as you get close to it, you cou...

Cnn is getting a bird's-eye view of hawaii's erupting mauna loa volcano and the spectacular lava show you're seeing. this is live. it is closing in on a major highway there. let's go straight to cnn's david culver live in hawaii's big island. tell us what you're seeing there, sir. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, don. you have that live picture. that's incredible to see, fissure three, the only active and stable flow of lava right now. it's just behind us. it's that glow up there. you mentioned that bird's-eye view. let's show you a view like no other. it's pretty incredible wha...

We're on the road before sunrise, quickly realizing we can already spot our destination some 30 miles out. there you see it. thatw, mauna loa erupting. to give you a better view, we go up in the morning dark. paradise helicopters daryn hamilton, our pilot and guide, giving us rare access. >> we see the volcano, just off the eastern side there at about the 1:00 position. >> reporter: having flown in military hot zones, daryn even admits this is fire power like no other. >> what was it like the first time with open lava? >> it was a blast. >> reporter: it can also be challenging, especially with...

The Conversation sat down with Jessica Ferracane, the Public Affairs Specialist for the National Parks Service, to talk about the eruption.