A Cessna seaplane lifts off from Lake Como with all the grace of a bird. Inside, a breeze blows through the cabin from the side window, drying any anxious perspiration. Plenty of people who board the fragile-looking vintage Bird Dog may feel slightly uneasy. “Don’t worry,” says Cesare Baj, the pilot who has almost as many flying hours behind him as the seaplane that was built in 1946. The aircraft was already in service for the US Air Force in the Korean War. “We don’t lack flying experience,” he says, laughing. Baj is vice-president of the Aero Club Como. Founded in 1930, it is the oldest sea…