Always been the case, those who knock SMG have never been there... Up to 450 moves a day during exercises, mixed types... enough to make even a Valley or Linton ATCO'e eye's water...
True at other times it can be quiet (90% boredom 10% panic), and the hours are long. So a bit hit and miss (sorry that's probably a bad phrase to use)
Very nice bunch of people in the Tower, and if it's quiet they have time to talk to you and you'll get most out of it. Expect to see a standard RAF ATC set-up, and hopefully you'll see a bit of variety
SMG ATC has just won the Falconer Trophy, presented annually to the best RAF ATC Tower... so can't be that bad?