Woman pilot. i used to think only men can do it. and i saw her and said i can do this and here i am. reporter: arnold and others, ages 18 to 18, spended ises at fly compton, a nonprofit aimed at introducing inner-city kids to aviation. are there student you see in your class that you expect to see in an airline cockpit one day? i would say 40% to 50% of the kids, i ll see them in a cockpit for sure. reporter: alaska airlines pilot ron normon is one of fly compton s founders. the idea came early in the pandemic as a way to pay their aviation successes forward. the message is you can do it. i mean, a guy like me, compton, california, making it to this ., you definitely can do it. reporter: 93% of u.s. pilots are whierkt and only about 5% are women. less than 1% are women of color. seeing people who look just like me living this dream, it s just like, wow, i can become part of this community a hopefumake it grow as well.