With memories of recent air disasters fresh in their minds, CSE Aviation has been demonstrating an Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) for use by pilots in a smoke-filled cockpit. The system is said to allow the reading of vital instruments, emergency checklists and the viewing of the flight path regardless of how much smoke there is in the cockpit.\rThe EVAS is a self-contained unit with its own power and light source, which is said to fit the same size as a Jeppesen manual. Upon smoke entering the cockpit and after fitting an oxygen mask and goggles, the pilot takes the EVAS unit from its box and places it on the glare shield. It will automatically inflate and provide clear vision to the windshield and instrument panel.\rDuring a recent demonstration of the system to corporate pilots, chief flying instructor at Oxford Air Training School Bruce Latton said, "This is the only piece of equipment I have seen that deals with continuous smoke in the cockpit. It is a potential lifesaver for pilots and their passengers of any size of aircraft commercial or private." A facility exists to read checklists and a built-in light ensures total 'stand alone' capability, says CSE. The EVAS is manufactured by VisionSafe Corporation and is distributed within Europe by CSE Aviation Services Limited.