In Orlando for their annual convention, two Tuskegee Airmen said it’s time to focus on developing a new generation of aviators.

They said it's not about black or white. It's about exposure to the field of aviation, which is something not everyone can afford. And that's exactly what they are trying to change.

"Even though we have been victims of discrimination, we don't discriminate," said retired Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse.

Woodhouse and Alexander Jefferson reminisce about their time service as airmen. They do admit, however, that it's time to focus on the next generation. And skin color shouldn't be a factor.

They say the goal is to level the playing field because a career in aviation isn't cheap.

"The young people — when they're going to college today — they insist on seeing the place," Woodhouse said. "They have to visit it, get a feel of the campus, see what the commons (are) like, and see what the food is like. But for inner-city kids to visit the Air Force Academy in the middle of Colorado is a big expenditure for the family budget, which they don’t have."

Woodhouse said he was able to set up tours for young people — free of charge — so that they can know what it would be like to go into aviation. That's one of the focuses of this year's convention.

Woodhouse and Jefferson said they have paved the way for those opportunities for teenagers all over the country and in Central Florida.

In addition to the Civil Air Patrol, there are local chapters of the Tuskegee Airmen, which offer free plane rides and scholarships.