Reminds me of the E2 over the Med, where they jumped out and the burning plane continued on autopilot.Not speculating, but- if it’s true- I’m genuinely curious as to the nature of the issue that would drive a pilot to eject from a powered aircraft with a working autopilot.
Seems odd. Not saying it was the wrong decision. Just… odd.
Obviously a much greater motivation to have it on auto since you have to crawl your way out.