Fast Start Failover has broken my Logical Standby and Flashback has not helped

I have a primary ( PRIMARYP ), a physical standby ( STANDBYP ) and a logical standby ( STANDBYL ).
I configured Fast Start Failover ( with STANDBYP as the target ) and started an Observer. I did a shutdown abort on my primary and the Fast Start Failover did make STANDBYP the primary. I was able to reinstate PRIMARYP as a physical standby.
However when I checked my broker config it gave for STANDBYL
ORA-16795: the standby database needs to be recreated
Strange I though, since I would have expected STANDBYL to survive ok given that the new primary, STANDBYP was a physical standby of PRIMARYP.
Not to worry I thought, I simply will flashback STANDBYL to the beginning of the day and SQL APPLY will reapply all the redo.
This is where the problem begins
I mount STANDBYL
RMAN> connect target /
connected to target database: STANDBYL (DBID=440422466, not open)
RMAN> flashback database to time "TO_DATE('05/12/13 09:30:00','DD-MM-YY HH24:MI:SS')";
Starting flashback at 05-DEC-13
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=11 device type=DISK
starting media recovery
archived log for thread 1 with sequence 24 is already on disk as file /home/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/STANDBYL/archivelog/2013_12_04/o1_mf_1_24_99yqwog0_.arc
archived log for thread 1 with sequence 25 is already on disk as file /home/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/STANDBYL/archivelog/2013_12_05/o1_mf_1_25_9b0mlyvr_.arc
media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:04
Finished flashback at 05-DEC-13
RMAN> quit
Recovery Manager complete.
oraclel[STANDBYL]>dgmgrl
DGMGRL for Linux: Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
Copyright (c) 2000, 2009, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Welcome to DGMGRL, type "help" for information.
DGMGRL> connect sys/manager
Connected.
DGMGRL> shutdown;
ORA-01109: database not open
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
DGMGRL>
DGMGRL>
DGMGRL> startup;
ORACLE instance started.
Database mounted.
ORA-01589: must use RESETLOGS or NORESETLOGS option for database open
ORA-01589 - that a nasty surprise ! I didn't think I would need to do anything with the log sequences after a flashback
Any ideas of what is going on ?
thanks,
Jim

Hello;
This pdf might meet your needs :
http://blogs.oracle.com/AlejandroVargas/resource/DATAGUARD-FSFO-IMPLEMENTATION.pdf
Additional info :
http://oracle-tech.blogspot.com/2008/08/fast-start-failover-it-is-reliable.html
http://jakub.wartak.pl/blog/?p=80
http://www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3849106/Fast-Start-Failover-in-Oracle-11g-Data-Guard.htm
Best Regards
mseberg

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