…so, are we to believe that you would be perfectly confident in the airplane systems to the degree that you would allow the airplane to safely fly itself out of a windshear encounter? I think that doing so is very likely a result of either “over confidence” in the airplane systems or “under confidence” in the pilot flying … who do you know better … YOU … or the guy(s) who designed, developed, constructed, and installed that system … and how come he isn’t there with you when you have to make that decision?
There are different degrees of wind sheer. The AFDS perfectly capable of flying out of a moderate wind sheer. Why on earth would anyone in that case:
I would have disengaged the autopilot, opened the throttles and pulled to the shaker.
...infact why would you EVER do that for a wind sheer. What you are describing is terrain avoidance maneuver.
Totally unnecessary for a wind sheer where ground contact is not a factor.
Thank god times have changed.