When landing UAVs, particularly at night, it is normal for the external pilot who does the take off and landing and is standing beside the runway holding something like an R/C model transmitter, to ask the internal pilot who is sitting in the ground control station, for information such as 'airspeed','altitude', 'range', 'pitch/roll' angles. A demand system such as this might work, whereas one with a constant stream of information may result in information overload.
Failing that, virtual reality goggles with their own air supply are the only thing I can think that might have helped in this instance if there is no way of clearing the cockpit of smoke.
Hands up who has bought a replacement lithium battery from China for their model aircraft,phone or laptop, only to have it arrive in a little paper envelope marked only with 'gift'? Scary isn't it.