Looking at the way the so called 'Honourable' Company of Air Pilots run their operation Lachlan Smart and his generation are best avoiding this old boys network.
Check out
http://www.wingsaroundtheworld.com.au who is now nearly 75 % around the world flying a single engine Cirrus, genuinely solo and still only 18 years old.
The UK Honourable Company of Air Pilots never even bothered to welcome him to the UK despite his solo flights across the Pacific and Atlantic