Good evening all... I'm an air controller in the canadian navy just writing for the second time but an avid listener of liveatc for a while (at least a year if not more...) I'm fairly familiar with air control terms civilian side, especially when it comes to terminal control stuff (canada's version of TRACON) as it is my goal to eventually end up at Montreal Centre working Terminal with Nav Canada (I'm originally from Montreal)... however, I heard a new one today I had never heard before...
tonight at CYYZ TCU they were asking planes to "leave four on the glidepath", "leave six on the glidepath"... what is this about? I'm familiar with letting planes know what their sequence is, but that usually sounds more like "you're number 2 for 24R" and is usually tacked on to the end of their clearance (ie. AC 110 turn left to 270 for the intercept, cleared the ILS approach 24 Right, you're number 2 behind a company Airbus" anyone know what this "leave four on the glide" is all about? I noticed when I first started reading this message board the other day that there are a few current and former Nav Canada's out there... maybe you guys could help me figure this one out...
If I knew anything about how to attach a clip I would do it to help with an example but since they stopped saying it, and I can't do it, no sound clip... sorry... maybe someone can help me with that as well? hehe... Looking forward to talking to you all soon...