Stubby writes:

All you question will be answered if you buy a copy of FAR/AIM.
"Federal Aviation Regulations / Airman's Information Manual"

Thanks. I found something call the Aeronautical Information Manual,
which looks like it might be the same thing (?).

I had previously downloaded the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical
Knowledge, but it didn't seem to cover these things. I have the
Instrument Flying Handbook, also, although I assumed that the patterns
under discussion here were specific to VFR (?).

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