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Not YYZ Screenshots

iPhone

About Not YYZ

Not YYZ is a mind-bending app for knowledgeable fans of the band Rush. Not YYZ lets you hear what "YYZ" would sound like if Rush wasn't from Toronto.

Neil Peart: "We were in a small plane and hearing from the cockpit the Morse code rhythm, and I said `Oh, wouldn't that be a neat introduction'...This song's an instrumental, but it's about YYZ airport. It's about airports."

The beginning of "YYZ" by Rush is based on the Morse code for YYZ, which is the IATA airport identifier for Toronto Pearson International Airport.

But what if Rush wasn't from Toronto? What would "YYZ" sound like if Rush was from your city? Not YYZ provides the answer.

Pick any combination of three letters (other than YYZ) and Not YYZ will play it in the style of "YYZ" by Rush. If the letters match an airport identifier, the airport's name and location will appear in the player.

Search for airports you've traveled through and cities you've visited. Try your initials. Create your own rhythms using the Morse code as a guide. The possibilities are endless!**

FEATURES:
-Browsable and searchable database of over 9000 airports.
-Tap the Not YYZ banner or shake the device to get random letters in the letter picker.

**Actually there are exactly 17575 playable possibilities.

What's New in the Latest Version 1.3.4

Last updated on Jan 29, 2024

Old Versions

Updated airport information

Version History

1.3.4

Jan 29, 2024

Updated airport information

1.3.3

Dec 3, 2020

Update to airport database.

1.3.2

May 14, 2020

Updated airport data

1.3.1

May 2, 2020

Corrections to airport info.

1.3

Apr 30, 2020

Not YYZ now has a map of airports!

1.2

Apr 15, 2020

Improved layout for newer devices and updated airport database.

1.1.2

Oct 8, 2017

Setting the ringer switch to silent no longer mutes the audio from Not YYZ.

1.1.1

Sep 14, 2017

Minor improvements for iOS 11.

1.1

Jul 4, 2017

Not YYZ is now a 64 bit app ready for iOS 11. There's also a new design for the letter picker.

1.0.9

May 21, 2015

Volume slider has been fixed in the audio player.

1.0.8

Nov 10, 2014

Fixed size of airport search table when running on iOS 8.

1.0.7

Mar 22, 2014

Builds audio tracks faster than previous versions.

1.0.6

Feb 13, 2014

Smaller memory footprint, cleaned up a few UI glitches

1.0.5

Nov 26, 2013

Updated for 4" screens (e.g. iPhone 5).
New borderless icon for iOS 7.
Minor bug fixes.

1.0.4

Jun 10, 2012

Fixed a bug that would cause a crash while using the airport search.

1.0.3

May 16, 2012

Fixed a bug that caused airport search results to disappear sporadically.

1.0.2

Jul 20, 2011

Minor changes to airport database.

NOTE: There are some bugs with the airport search which will be fixed in Version 1.0.3 (in the queue waiting for approval)

1.0.1

Apr 15, 2011

In addition to shaking the device, tapping on the Not YYZ banner will now also choose random letters in the letter picker.

1.0

Mar 29, 2011

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