Pattern departures and altitude

Mxsmanic wrote in
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If I'm told "maintain at or below 3500 make left downwind departure"
for a VFR departure, do I climb immediately to 3500 (or my intended
altitude) or do I level off at pattern altitude until I leave the
downwind leg of the pattern?




Nobody is ever going to tell you that.

You don't fly

Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
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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.


You'll never, ever fly a baron or anything else, Fjukkwit



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.


You're restricet to your bedroom , Anthony



Bertie