Tyjay30
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- Sep 21, 2014
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Tyler
Finishing up getting my complex endorsement today and we decided to fly down to T82 from KTPL. Flight down was smooth, with FF. Airport in sight, I cancel and change over to CTAF. Cross midfield and enter a right downwind for 14. I go through the normal procedures, BGUMPS and everything is good, call base, call final. This is where it got interesting, as soon as I turn final someone comes on CTAF and says "Mooney (although we were in an arrow) that just turned final at Gillispie County, not trying to a backseat pilot but you might want to put your gear down!" Shocked, I look down at the gear indicator again, I'm showing 3 green. Call back and ask for the person's location. No response. So being just short of the runway I increase power to initiate a go-around. As I do this, I call Unicom and ask for verification that my gear is actually down, which they say it is. Continue the go around, right closed traffic and land without issue. I guess someone actually couldn't see the gear from their perspective or they were playing games, either way it made for an interesting experience to say the least.