Yep - my recommendation would be to get up to YZF and try and meet with Joe face-to-face.
Been in YK since July and met a horde of the pilots who were in the series.... none them actually work for Buffalo now, which might tell you something...
Met Joe 3 times and found him to be a genuinely nice guy under the bluff exterior.
But would I work for him???? No f****** way!!!