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booskins
25th Jul 2017, 08:40
It is with regret that I notify ex Ansett Flight Engineer and later First Officer Gary Staff has passed away. Gary later went on to become a 737 Captain before retiring from aviation. Gary wrote several books about the German Navy and had a wealth of aviation and German navy knowledge.
I did my first night / IFR rating, :O while standing in the back of a truck in the darkness, while holding all the household furnishings and stopping them from falling over - while Gary was driving - while moving house. Gary thought this was hilarious. Always having a laugh and a tremendous bloke. Gary was 63 and will be greatly missed.

goose1
25th Jul 2017, 08:42
How sad, too soon! I flew with him on the 737, great bloke!

booskins
25th Jul 2017, 12:27
Funeral will be held at Tobin Brothers in North Melbourne at 10.00am on the 3rd August.
Safe travels Garrington, lumox, ington, Gaz, Stafy.

RetiredAviator
26th Jul 2017, 05:51
Staffy....one of the good guys. I worked with Staff Man in a couple of airlines, and enjoyed his company.

Plastic fantastic
26th Jul 2017, 10:23
One of the good guys.So sad to hear that he passed.