Barry was extraordinary in skill & ability as a pilot. I did a number of twin endos with him and tailwheel in the tiger moth too. Indeed AF will not be the same without him.
I remember attending an airshow in Rockhampton with him about 13 years ago where, due weather, some of the other exhibtors/performers that were booked were unable to attend. So Barry filled in, first in the tiger moth, out of that into the Yak, out of the Yak into the Harvard, and then into the Mig. Then he did it allagain that afternoon. The endurance of the man was something on that day.
I was lucky enough to ride home to BNE in the Mig 15 with him the next day. While preparing for the flight, I asked him what happens if we have an engine failure ... his response was, without hesitation, "we die".
There will be many airshows/fly-ins that will notice his absence - like Raglan (Old Station) etc.
Farewell Barry - RIP.