Denti..... In our outfit you can still fly an non prec approach if it's not in the database, the only restriction is that it cannot be flown in Fully Managed modes ( Airbus ) or LNAV VNAV ( Boeing )
That does not stop you making up your own nice little Flt Pln ( Legs page ) to look at but you MUST use ADF/VOR for tracking.
Raw Data approaches are those handflown without the FD. Only LNAV/VNAV RNAV approaches MUST use the FD and preferably the AP too.