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"Needle, ball, airspeed and magnetic compass" seems to be a lost art in these modern electronically controled aircraft.
To a certain extent yes, but this is how modern flight ops management see the importance of hand flying - here's a verbatim extract from a FCOM near me:
"It is recommended that appropriate use of the Autoflight sytem is used throughout flight to:
- achieve maximum efficiency of aircraft operation, and
- to reduce workload and exposure to errors.
Autothrottle should be engaged throughout the flight"