Safari Browser PDF Layering Issue

I am working on a .NET Web Application product and am having an issue when displaying a PDF file in the web browser.  The issue is a bit complex so I will do my best to explain it.  One page has an iframe on it. The page within the iframe displays a PDF form which users are able to fill out.  Above the PDF form is the main navigation menu for the application (on the master page), which has a dropdown sort of effect (just like when you roll over the "Store" link at the top of the Adobe site.  When rolling over one of these menu items, the expanding menu should dropdown over the PDF form, which is does in IE, Firefox, and Opera.  However, in Safari and Chrome, the dropdown menu is blocked by the PDF.  It is still dropping down, but is just "behind" the PDF.
I have tried setting the z-index of various elements on the page and it did not work.  I also tried replacing the PDF with a Flash item and it does the same thing, so I assume it has something to do with how the Adobe plug-ins and the Webkit browsers work together.
Any helps or fixes would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Sorry, but I don't see any upside to loading printer-friendly PDFs in an iframe.  As you say, it's a stacking order issue caused by plug-in controlled content like Flash and Acrobat.  These elements typically rise to the top of everything else on the page.  The only cross-browser solution I know of is to move PDF away from drop-menus.  Or launch the PDF in a new window / tab.
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