Max-Viz EVS Testimonials
"I made missed approach into Teterboro, NJ and had to divert to Newark on a low overcast day. After landing in Newark at minimums, I turned off the runway and the heavy fog settled in making the visibility close to zero zero. Although the EVS enabled me to see the taxiway edges, I still could not see that far in front of the aircraft. As I continued to taxi, I referenced the EVS once again and noticed four bright white glows just as I was about to taxi into the tail of a 747"
- Douglas Spicer, Chief Pilot, Cair Management (Falcon 50)
"We are based in the mountains and fly all over the country on charter business, therefore safety is the main reason why we had the Max-Viz EVS installed in our Lear 60. You can see everything with this system ,it is incredible and we use it every day. There is one small airport in particular that we frequent in Texas and there are always deer on the runway. Now, we'll be able to see them on approach."
- Steve Garmin, Chief Pilot, Sun Valley Air
"Inbound to Salem, OR their weather went below minimums so I was diverted to Portland were the visibility was fluctuating between RVR 1600 and 2200 under a thick fog layer. Things were happening pretty fast as I set up for the new approach during vectors to the ILS. As I turned on final and entered the fog I turned on the Max-Viz and immediately had the runway in clear view even though the RVR was still at minimums. Because there was still a possibility of a go around if the visibility went down again, it was very comforting to be able to see the runway clearly through the fog and complete the approach with confidence. "
"A few weeks later I was flying an aircraft without Max-Viz but could really have used it. Landing to the north at McCall, ID the south end of the runway was clear but the north half of the airport was literally zero zero in fog. I touched down with no problem but entered the fog on rollout and was in a complete whiteout which made taxiing to the ramp very tricky and unsafe. Max-Viz would have been a great help."
-Tom Halvorson, Director of Charter Operations (PC-12)
"The EVS-1000 is great for ground taxi operations. I don't know how we lived without it before. On a recent operation, we were positioned behind a big jet that we simply could not see in the dark, but on the EVS it lit up just like a Xmas tree!."
-John Lyon, Chief Pilot, CL-601-3A
"Saturday night I flew a charter where I went into Trophy Lake Golf Course (went in at 8 PM w/daylight) and departed at 10:30PM with a new bride & groom. When it was time to depart it was drizzling, dark and very minimal ground or sky illumination and lots of tall trees. The site I chose to land at had a nice departure route down the 18th fairway but the EVS-1000 was extremely beneficial to the safe departure. I was able to make a max. performance climb with the fairway straight ahead, the tall trees on either side and the small lake under the my initial climb. I had along with me the chief pilot for Silver State Helicopters (Tacoma branch) in the copilot's seat and he was absolutely amazed how the EVS-1000 performed. They were going to use one of their helicopters but chose to defer the mission to our Bell 206. He later said the combination of good instrumentation & turbine power, etc. made for a much more comfortable & safe departure."
"The EVS-1000 was awesome! Just before departure I checked wx with the FSS and Bremerton airport was 8000' ceiling and BFI 7000' ceiling with good visibilities but we could not easily tell if the ceiling was high at Trophy Lake from the ground. About 700' agl after takeoff the EVS indicated we would be entering possible IMC so we stopped the climb and turned towards the Bremerton city lights and about 1 minute later were able to climb to 2000' without a problem. The EVS assisted us in staying out of IMC weather because the clouds showed up so well on the display. It's ability to keep us over the centerline of the fairway & lake for the takeoff was obviously a huge benfit as well."
-Brad Pattison, North West Charter Company Owne/Pilot, Bell 206
"The ability to see is the greatest need of all and the head-down Max-Viz EVS-1000 Enhanced Vision System is the best safety feature invented for aircraft since Weather Radar."
-Ron Freswick, Director of Aviation, Global Express
"The ability to see, even in darkness, will allow our emergency helicopter flight operation to enhance airborne safety for our patients, pilots and public even further. The EVS-1000 was the clear and only choice for our operation."
-Steve Straughen, Director EMS Operations, Bell 412
"I'm amazed every time I fly the Max-Viz EVS. It literally turns night into day. My night pucker factor is now nil"
-Bruce Bennett, President, Aurora Aviation, Cessna 421T
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