This reminds me of the packs and apu dilema. There are a good majority of the days that at an outstation there is no need for an apu or air conditioning packs running, some days where it's very comfy to have an apu with air on the ground, and then there are days where the temp is 98 and with no apu or a single pack the cabin is 130F and you are transporting 50 people (15 of which are senior citizens going to a 50th wedding anniversary). Is the plane airworthy? SURE! Is in smart= NO. A 121 CA is a risk manager. I flew the same raw data approaches, and with 3k hours in a crj I have no problem handflying every leg. Is it smart? Not always. Automation is used as a resource- not a convenience. Until you are a 121 CA with mom, grandma, and sis in the back you can play macho man- or you can deal with each flight in the interest of safety and only safety.

And yes, the beer made me say it.