I fly the Dash 8 (captain) and do a fair bit of hands-on (departure, visual approach, FD ILS). I surprised myself by trying a no flight director ILS and struggled to fly a half decent approach. These tools help us fly accurately, but if you you lose them make sure you don't get lost! What's the chances of really needing them? What does it cost to practice raw data (not just for the sim)? I say practise when you can!