CYYZ Approach

If you’re at all interested in ATC conversations, the live feed fromToronto Approach is a good one.

Approach (aka. Arrival) is where a guy in a radar center somewhere (probably nowhere near CYYZ itself) is lining aircraft up on approach, clearing them to lower altitudes, and adjusting their speeds so they don’t hit each other. The tower controller only talks to them for the last couple of minutes and generally doesn’t change anything (he is mostly about the runway itself). You can hear them hand off, “Air Canada 139, cleared ILS 26 Left, contact Toronto Tower now 118.35″. 118.35 is the tower frequency. At this point he is typically 5-6 miles and 2-3 minutes from touchdown.

It’s common for them to combine instructions, for example, “WestJet 212, heading 230, descend to 3,000, speed 210 or better”. Approach is arguably the most hard-core ATC position of all, and the guy here is often barking out one seemingly continuous stream of instructions.

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