Pattern departures and altitude

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?

Mxsmanic wrote:
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?

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.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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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?

It's only a simulator. It doesn't matter what you do.

An intelligent person would realize that.

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.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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In a Baron, I can be above 1000' AGL in about 40 seconds

No you can't. You can't fly.

In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
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?

You maintain at or below 3500.

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Jim Pennino

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This man teaches English but doesn't understand it!!

What is so difficult about "maintain at or below 3500 make left
downwind departure"




On Jul 11, 10:45 am, wrote:
In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:

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?

You maintain at or below 3500.

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Jim Pennino

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In rec.aviation.piloting Tina wrote:
This man teaches English but doesn't understand it!!

What is so difficult about "maintain at or below 3500 make left
downwind departure"


On Jul 11, 10:45 am, wrote:
In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:

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?

You maintain at or below 3500.

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Jim Pennino

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I guess the lack of a comma between "3500" and "make" has him confused.

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Jim Pennino

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On Jul 11, 7:05 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
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?

What do you fear will happen if you bust your altitude?

-Robert

Robert M. Gary wrote:
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?

What do you fear will happen if you bust your altitude?

-Robert

His OS will crash.

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