Stack or delaying action.

[Hitdark]

Hello there.
There is a fantasy widly spread among parisian ATCOs.
Many of them claim that pilots prefer delaying actions from ATC (ie fly several different heading for a while) to simply hold in a stack.

I believe this is not the case, and that the use of stack is much more appreciated by pilots.
Am i right?

[Knackers]

My experience is that they prefer to slow down and take a scenic tour. I've run them along the coast to give the passengers something to see.

[caucatc]

I think pilots prefer to let the passengers to see they are still "flying" ,it happens in China also.Some of them think orbit is delay ,but radar vector to make a maneuver is not delay.:bored:

[supraspinatus]

I think speed reduction enroute is preferred.
"Arrange speed to be overhead FIX at time XXXX, to avoid holding" rather than "Join holding FIX, Expected further clearance time XXXX".