A couple of years ago I was checking in to a hotel. The woman at the front desk was in her mid 20s. She said she wished she was allowed to be a pilot. I asked why? She sincerely said it was against the law for a woman to be a pilot. Also, since she was Hispanic, no airline would be permitted to hire her.

I asked where she got that incorrect idea. She said, you mean I would be allowed? My uncle kept beating me down every time I looked overhead and said I wish I was flying that plane. He told me it was illegal. She was absolutely serious.

We live in a different environment. Some kids grow up with family and neighbors telling them they cannot do stuff. Showing a girl this video could just cause her to question the falsehoods she has been told to believe.

Incidentally, I told her it was not too late. Gave her information on how to get starting taking private pilot lessons. I hope she opens her eyes, she seemed smart and level headed. Would hate to see her on the front desk of a hotel years from now, having wasted her abilities.