Avionics
Night-vision Boost for EMS Crews
Bell 212, 412 and 412EP operators now have FAA STC approval to install Max-Viz’s EVS-1000 enhanced vision system.

Bell 212, 412 and 412EP operators now have FAA STC approval to install Max-Viz’s EVS-1000 enhanced vision system. The certification allows the more than 200 U.S.-registered Bell 212s and 412s to be fitted with EVS, which offers crews improved situational awareness at night and in poor visibility.

Erlanger Health Systems of Chattanooga, Tenn., is one of the first operators to install the EVS in its Bell helicopters. “For the first time we can see what is below us at night as we transport emergency patients,” said Steve Straughen, director of the Erlanger Life Force operation. “The Max-Viz system gives us a clear picture of the terrain throughout our operating area, from the mountains to the valleys. It allows us to clearly see fields, ridges, bodies of water and roads.”

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