Chris Skurat

VisionSafe Corporation was formed to explore various new ways to provide vision in vision impaired conditions for individuals in common land and air environments as well as marine, submarine, and scuba diving environments. In the process, the company developed and patented the EVAS system for pilots to see to safely control and land when confronted with dense, blinding smoke in the cockpit. The system has been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration since 2001. About Smoke and Vision: There have been more than 18,000 reports of smoke, fire, fumes or explosions recorded by the FAA between 2000 – 2015. The FAA recommends that aircraft meet higher standards for continuous cockpit smoke protection (FAA AC25.109). Flight Safety Foundation ranks smoke/fire emergencies as the 3rd highest cause of fatalities. Smoke is also a leading cause of diversions of ETOPS aircraft. The Air Line Pilots Association’s (ALPA) in-flight fire project reported more than 1,100 in-flight smoke and fire incidents over only 10 months, causing 360 emergency landings. FAA’s concern about smoke continues - this is still a “serious” problem and the statistics are essentially unchanged (Info 10019 10/6/10). EVAS - winner of the Aerospace Industry Award for Safety, with over 80 FAA and global certifications – has earned acceptance in every segment of aviation. Over 600 operators have chosen to equip their fleet with EVAS, including UPS, Fed Ex, U.S. Military, FAA, JetBlue Airways, Alaska Airlines and business aircraft operators. UPS is the 1st air cargo carrier to commit an entire fleet to EVAS. In 2003 Fed Ex joined industry leader JetBlue Airways as one of the first airlines to address smoke in the cockpit by installing EVAS. Gulfstream G650 is the 1st aircraft certified with EVAS smoke protection standard. EVAS – winner of the Gulfstream 2015 & 2017 Supplier of the Year award.