Civil Air Patrol members tour flightline Published Aug. 26, 2014 By Lee Ross Nucleus editor KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland hosted a tour of several aircraft for the members of the Civil Air Patrol, and a few foreign exchange cadets visiting the CAP, on Aug. 1. Tours were given of the CV-22 Osprey, C-130J Super Hercules, HH-60 Pave Hawk and UH-1 Huey. Local CAP members, as well as cadets from Ghana and England, joined the tour. David Dua-Sakyi, 18, of Ghana said his favorite aircraft of the tour was the Huey, because the pilot can fly low to the ground and see how fast he is traveling. He plans to study computer science in college, then pursue a license to be a commercial pilot, he said. "I love planes," he said. "I've always wanted to be a pilot." He's been in the United States for 11 days and said he has enjoyed everything he's done. He toured Washington, saw museums in Santa Fe and went to Eclipse Aerospace, but the best thing he has done was when he was able to take a turn flying a Cessna during a trip to Soccoro. Capt. Nicki Voight of CAP said she now has a better appreciation for the challenges someone like Dua-Sakyi faces in trying to get his pilot's license. She and her husband, Lloyd, hosted Dua-Sakyi's escort from Ghana, Kofi Sarfo, who is an education administrator. She said Sarfo is most interested in finding ways of improving education in Ghana. "It's interesting to see why he's here. He wants to make things better at his school," he said. Part of her goal in the tour has been to take him and the other CAP members to museums and other places. "What can I give him for him to take back?" she asked. "He didn't come here for a vacation. He didn't come here for a tour. He came here to make things better and I admire that."