I started thinking about what should happen when the wind changes and you have to take-off in the opposite direction of the normal traffic pattern. Our normal pattern is a left hand pattern and sometimes at our field the wind blows the opposite way and you have to fly a right hand pattern during landing. During that time i take off in the right hand pattern and i would assume the right hand pattern would also be flown until the wind changes. However it seemed some other people would then turn around and fly a left hand pattern until ready to land then fly the opposite again. This seemed dangerous and chaotic.

What would be the proper pattern to fly and should i discuss this with the safety officer?

skeeter