Sadly most airlines now aren't in favor of pilots flying without the FDs and A/Ts...the SOP is to use the automation to the fullest to achieve the most economical and efficient operation. God forbid if there is a FOQA and it is found that the pilot had been operating non SOP by not using the automation to the fullest. Most chief pilots are now yellow bellied fellas who are not going to risk supporting any line captains who run into trouble with their f/os inadvertantly making some excursions ( whether related or unrelated ) through not using the automatics.