Stunning video shows autopilot saving unconscious F-16 pilot from crashing

A newly declassified U.S. Air Force Arizona Air National Guard video shows how a recently installed autopilot system saved the life of an F-16 pilot who had fallen unconscious in the middle of his flight. SEE ALSO: No, it's not OK to let Tesla's Autopilot drive you to the hospital In the above video, the jet goes into a nosedive as the pilot falls unconscious. The dropping altitude is shown on the right side of the frame. In this instance, an international F-16 student pilot was undergoing basic fighter maneuver training with his USAF instructor pilot in two separate F-16s over the U.S. southwest. The student rolled and started to pull the aircraft but experienced G-induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC) as the F-16 hit around 8.3g.