Gig 601XL Builder writes:

You stay at or below 3500 and make a downwind departure. IF you are in an
F16 I'd assume you are going to get to 3500 pretty fast. In a C-150, not so
much.

In a Baron, I can be above 1000' AGL in about 40 seconds, long before I reach
the downwind departure point in the pattern.

In any case, I interpret your answer to mean that I'm not restricted to
pattern altitude in such a case, and I may proceed directly to 3500 or below.