# DZMaster — Weather data and Jump planner

> Weather data and Jump planner (iPhone/iPad app by Heidemarie Schmid.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dzmaster/id6749229578 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Heidemarie Schmid](https://appshunter.io/developer/1829409645)
- Category: Weather, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-10-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dzmaster/id6749229578/reviews.md

## What is DZMaster?

INTERACTIVE MAP AND UI
- Map: Various base maps including satellite pictures and airspaces 
- Location: Comfortable selection of locations. Different coordinate formats. 
- Location search & favorites: A search panel for finding locations by names or coordinates. 
- Map tools: Zoom and measurement tools for distances, radii and bearings
- Offline capability: Map tiles can be cached 
WEATHER FORECAST DATA & MODELS 
- Data source: Forecast data from OPEN METEO
- Availability of global and regional forecast models 
- Time Slider: A time slider to choose hourly forecasts up to 7 days ahead 
- Historical Data: Date picker for weather data from the past 
- Autoupdate function for the forecasts 
- Units: Full control over various units
- Mean wind calculation for customizable layers 
PARACHUTING & FLIGHT PLANNING 
- Landing Pattern visualization: adjustable landing pattern 
- Jump calculation: Visualization of the complete jump from exit to landing 
• Exit area 
• Canopy flight areas 
• Free fall trajectory
- Jump Run Track (JRT): visualization auf der jump run and 2 minute approach  
- Cut-Away-Finder: visualization of the pontential landing spot for a cut away canopy 
- Track-Upload: import and visualization of GPX-, KML- und FlySight-CSV-Files 
- Live-Tracking & Jumpmaster-Line: 
• Live-Tracking 
• „Jumpmaster-Line“ from live position to the DIP or a manually set High Altitude Release Point (HARP). 
ENSEMBLE-FORECAST 
- Multi-Modell-Analysis: comparison of various forecast models
- Szenarios: 
• All models: Shows exit circles for each chosen model 
• Min/Mean/Max Wind: Shows the exit circle for the weakest, strongest and mean wind 
• Heatmap: Shows a probability map for the exit area of all chosen models


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.5 — 2026-08-01

-Bug fixes

### 1.5.4 — 2026-07-22

- Fixed bug with glide ratio and range

### 1.5.3 — 2026-07-18

- Maps settings: "fix north up" and "deactivate auto follow"
- Added an optional row for "ft AMSL" in the weather table
- Added import and export of favorites
- Some bugfixes

### 1.5.2 — 2026-06-10

- Rotatable map
- Optional "Heading up" mode for live tracking
- Auto follow of the map, when live tracking is activated
- Bug fixes

### 1.5.1 — 2026-05-11

- Radar overlay
- NM for measuring tool and Jump run offset
- Improved error handling
- Significant weather in meteograms 
- Improved measuring tool

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