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Auto-GCAS saves an unconscious F-16 pilot

AviationWeek · News · YouTube title: Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot—Declassified USAF Footage
Why it's here

Used as a concrete example of automation successfully saving an incapacitated pilot.

What it covers

Declassified HUD footage of an F-16 whose unconscious pilot is saved by the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System. It shows the aircraft pulling out of a dive on its own.