DFC, if you rarely hand fly, then you'll get the shock of your life when your entire AFDS breaks!
Airlines adapt their recurrent training to cover the most likely scenarios in the limited time available in the sim. The reason we don't do much raw data is probably due to the reliability of modern flight directors and autopilots. I've only ever had to operate 2 sectors on the 737 without the AP and we still had the FD and AT. I'm not suggesting that hand flying skills are no longer important but you're kidding yourself if you think that hand flying enhances safety because the opposite is true. Hand flying seriously degrades flight safety however proficient you are and that is why it's not encouraged. Many years ago I used to fly 6 sector night mails in the Saab 340 and always flew raw data and thoroughly enjoyed it but times are different now.