Hello
AMS
As said above ATC is great and exact. You will be speed controlled all the way, no need for guess work.
The operational report(131.35) will give you information for Landing runway acoording to your IAP and time of day, as well as departing runways.Can be rec. from further out than the ATIS.
If weather and traffic permits you may even be cleared for a visuall or short approach.
Very low Transition level can be FL045.
Taxi is great: your clearance will be something like: Taxi to stand B11. And thats it.
Standard taxi routes all the way.
CDG
Paris is big, there is a lot of traffic and a lot a french ATC. Normally you will get north runway from north and south from south, but if you are parked up at the north you can request and mostley get the north runways.
Expect early decent and speed reduction. And delay vectores if a AF behind you has to get in front...
(ok lets not go down that road)
At first contact with tower you will be cleared to land.
Taxi at first seems confuessing but is acctually standard taxi routs. BUT Taxi Instructions from ATC will give Taxiway different names or numbers then on the charts or on the lamps.But if traffic permits and to save you a longer taxiroute you may be cleared and/or request the non std. direction. But keep a good look out can at first be a little confusing.
Hope that helps! enjoy (esp. AMS
)
Micky