punk666:
I guess the vectors are more practical in the sim because we have the clock ticking against us but on the line I think a hold is more practical.
In the real world not every airport has radar. At a non-radar terminal areas the company is well-advised to design its OEI procedures with a holding pattern included for just such reasons. Otherwise, you are opening up the possibility of ATC assigning an unapproved non-radar holding pattern. Those mistakes do happen when urgency enters the picture and can be risky, at the least, where there is higher terrain nearby.