The phrase is pissing in the wind I am afraid.
As the poster above mentions notices on flying club notice boards and meet people, get on with them, (I note that this is in the PPl section but you will have to get on with all sorts of people you would not normally spend time with if you are ever decide on becoming an airline pilot but that is half the fun of the job, finding out about others intererests, likes and what they have done in their life) but come across as being pleasant confident BUT not arrogant.
Get out there and meet people and you might just get lucky.
I did know a lad some twenty years ago (he had a CPl/IR ex full time at Oxford) who got a lot of time flying a a privetly owned pressurised piper single turbo prop that cruised at 25000ft. It helped him getting into British Midland when the job market was tremendously competitive.
He was right place, right time and formed a very good friendship with the aircraft owner very quickly.
A mixture of luck and well matched personalities.
Last edited by Council Van; 17th Dec 2018 at 09:03.