Avionics
Pilots embracing low-cost EVS
Infrared enhanced-vision systems (EVS) optimized to provide greater situational awareness for business aircraft are finding an increasing number of applica

Infrared enhanced-vision systems (EVS) optimized to provide greater situational awareness for business aircraft are finding an increasing number of applications as evidenced by the activity reported by EVS suppliers exhibiting at NBAA’08.

A significant amount of activity is occurring at the lower end of the EVS market, where Max-Viz of Tigard, Ore., and L-3 Avionics are both featuring IR camera installations priced to sell for turboprops and piston twins. Max-Viz is at Booth No. 1551 with a new $15,000 EVS-100 system, along with its EVS-1000 and recently introduced EVS-1500. Operational Max-Viz EVS products are running in a number of dealer and display manufacturers’ booths. L-3 Avionics is in the L-3 Communications booth (No. 4200), featuring its $15,000 IRIS EVS, which it calls “the first low-cost enhanced-vision system for general aviation.”

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