[heartwood]

'If the jet is stable in level flight, the jet will attempt to stay there. If it was in an established climb or descent, the jet will maintain a 1G state in that climb or descent until commanded to do something else,' the Marine Corps said in a statement.

'This is designed to save our pilots if they are incapacitated or lose situational awareness.'

Does it need a human pilot or can autopilot give the command to "do something else?" Because a 1G descent or a 1G climb run out of air eventually, in different ways.

[shotgun]

especially at 2,000ft in descent