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Not so much a contradiction than a willingness to accept a flow rate that suits the traffic at the time, this does not mean 20nm now and after 10 mins 25nm and then back to 10nm 10mins later, rather look long range and give us a flow rate we can work with before the aircraft start calling us. We used to get flow rates imposed on us at the last minute which would end up in a dog fight, we are now at the other extreme of flow rates being placed with no justification. I agree that not all shifts do this and it is perhaps the inconsistency of the application of flow that frustrates us even more.
I agree with station visits, how about a boat trip out to the palm??