Yup, a lot of advice out there. As always, some good, some not so good... The grizzled veteran set are not wrong in saying that piloting instincts are always correct - pitch, power etc....However, modern aeroplanes with hi tech flight decks have FMA's for a reason. The FMA is the real reflection of the aircraft actual performance and if your sop (EK) says call it, I really would. A happy compromise is normally the way forward: of course know pitch attitudes and power settings, a good pro should. However FMA adherence coupled with callouts is key in modern, automated aircraft. Airbus hammer this point home but in my very humble opinion having flown both sides of the divide, equally so on modern Boeings.