“Girls make better pilots than boys because we’re way smarter. No offense,” says one of the young characters featured in “Fly Like a Girl.” Our exclusive trailer for Katie McEntire Wiatt’s documentary pays tribute to the girls and women who are pursuing their dreams in the sky. “From a lego-loving young girl who includes female pilots in her toy airplanes, to a courageous woman who helped lead shuttle missions to space, ‘Fly Like a Girl’ shows us that women are in charge of their own destiny,” the film’s synopsis details.

“The view was that we had to be tough and we had to be macho. People have this stereotype of what a professional athlete or a professional pilot should look like,” one interviewee explains. A young girl reflects on how she and her peers are constantly exposed to “images they can’t live up to,” and posits that girls “just stop believing in themselves.”

A number of the women share advice for those following in their footsteps — and forging ahead. “Don’t be afraid to be the only person there. Don’t be afraid to be first,” we’re told.

“Fly Like a Girl” is coming to select theaters and On Demand on October 9 from Gravitas Ventures.