A lot of it has to do with them saving money. Think about it. You go to the inner cities and ghettos to try and get people interested in aviation. These kids come from nothing so they would be willing to work for much less than the upper middle class white kid who grows up around other successful people. Or the kid whose dad is a pilot and knows how much sacrifice the career takes.

Not being racist or condescending to the kids who don’t have the luxury of paying cash for flight training or needing extra assistance, but I think this is what is happening.