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Crosswind, downwind, etc...?  I never really got around to figuring that out

Thanks!! Thats sort of what I thought, I just didn't know where cross and downwind were

As Tacit mentioned, patterns normally go to the left.  Therefore, they're often referred to as "standard" and "non-standard", the former being a left pattern and the latter being a right-hand one.

Thanks!! Thats sort of what I thought, I just didn't know where cross and downwind were

Cross and downwind can be used to refer to landings also as in ..........

Downwind is when you land from the opposite of the normal direction (with the wind at your tail) and cross wind is when you land with the wind blowing across the runway and need to use some finesse to get down on the runway without damaging the undercarriage.....(rudder work)