In an effort to continue providing safety enhancing products and solutions to the aviation industry, Night Flight Concepts (NFC) and Max-Viz Inc. have created a strategic alliance to better align their separate technologies as a more comprehensive Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) / Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) safety solution.

“EVS and NVIS technologies have long been considered competitors throughout the industry. Our two companies came to a meeting of the minds where it just didn’t make sense to compete. The technology differences are a defined strength when looking at a combined product offering, and will provide the industry with a significantly enhanced solution to mitigate IIMC and CFIT occurrences. Cooperatively integrated, these two visual technologies present a significantly larger chunk of the silver bullet and greatly enhance overall situational awareness throughout both the day and night mission profiles” commented Randy Rowles, VP Business Development for NFC.

Max-Viz and NFC clearly have the same philosophical values and goals within the industry, which was the defining catalyst in creating this alignment and vision. Putting safety first, and creating a cooperative solution, while still maintaining each company’s autonomy was paramount in the structuring of this agreement. Each company still markets its own product line, but will openly and actively bring the other into programs whenever appropriate.

Bob Yerex, VP Sales for Max-Viz states “the light bulb went off at both NFC and Max-Viz at the same time. Each of us is well versed in the other’s technological strengths and limitations. It is the recognition of those same attributes that makes this alignment so appropriate. We both feel that the combination of EVS and NVIS technology is long overdue, and we are looking forward to bringing a huge paradigm shift into the industry as to how these two synergistic technologies are viewed”.

Max-Viz has been the world leader in un-cooled EVS since establishing the company in 2001, and currently presents the only second generation EVS sensor product line, including the EVS-1500, which is the only optical zoom sensor in the EVS industry.
NFC company president, Adam Aldous commented, “We’re extremely proud to have an alignment with Max-Viz. We both work hard to achieve the confidence of our customers, and strive to provide the best safety enhancing solutions the industry has to offer. Customers will appreciate that both NFC and Max-Viz are system integration companies which means we are able to provide solutions, rather than just products that are good for the overall aviation industry”. The NFC/Max-Viz vision is “To cooperatively and effectively promote safety through the combination of two world-class vision technologies to increase overall situational awareness and operational flight safety “Bob Yerex states, ”Our focus is to save lives through cooperation”.

About Night Flight Concepts
Based in Port St. Lucie, Florida, Night Flight Concepts provides complete night vision goggle equipment, flight training, FAR Part 145 NVG inspections/maintenance, and support for global customers looking to improve night flight safety for civil flight operations. The company can also provide aircraft cockpit, cabin and crew station night vision capable modifications, installation and related consulting.

About Max-Viz
Max-Viz (www.max-viz.com) designs and markets the smallest, most reliable and affordable Enhanced Vision Systems for aircraft. The systems use real-time infrared sensors, signal processing, and a cockpit display to provide flight crews with actual images of terrain, runways, taxiways, aircraft and other potential obstacles much better than the naked eye during poor visibility conditions such as light fog, haze, smoke, brown / whiteout, light precipitation and darkness