I'm about 40 miles north of him!
We have a booking sheet with half hour slots for IFR trainers. Homebased can book up to 72hrs in advance, others 24hrs. A half hour slot gets you an entry, two holds, and an approach OR no holds and two approaches.
We only block out slots when we're exceptionally busy with special events, you can try to get the inbounds in beneath the hold.
VFR no restrictions.