Originally Posted by
caboarder2001
This is my exact problem. How do I know that its a right pattern? Maybe its a left pattern? Maybe you have to extend upwind to a certain point before turning cross wind? We dont have any info at all from out Jepps to indicate what a VFR pattern is at the airport.
Fly straight out until the tell tower tells you what to do. If you go lost comms, then you are justified in using common sense to chose a pattern...don't cross the upwind of other active runways. This is why we land outboard, launch inboard.