LZ Ready

When a medical helicopter is inbound, the person on the ground has one job that can't wait: set a safe landing zone and get the right information to the flight crew. LZ Ready is built for that moment — glove-friendly, high-contrast, and fast. It's completely free, works fully offline, and needs no account. LZ Ready is a communication and preparation aid for first responders, fire, EMS, and search-and-rescue who set up landing zones for HEMS / air-ambulance (Life Flight) helicopters. It is not a navigation, dispatch, or medical system, and the final landing decision always belongs to the flight crew. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read your position instantly in DD, DDM (aviation standard), DMS, and MGRS / USNG grid — with a live GPS accuracy readout, one-tap copy and share, and a per-digit radio readback. • Capture wind and heading, and set the approach/departure corridor into the wind. • Mark hazards by compass direction, distance, and height in feet AGL. Wires — the classic underestimated killer — get their own prominence and sort to the top of every brief. • Build the LZ Brief and relay it on one ordered, large-text screen that mirrors the real call: LZ first. Copy, share, read it aloud, or export a printable LZ card (PDF). • Save flight-service provider profiles for the services you actually call. Pick one and the whole app reconfigures to their spec — coordinate format, units, north reference, LZ minimums, and lighting rules. • Download offline maps (road or satellite) for your area, then pan, drop LZ pins, and read hazards with no signal. • Switch to night / red-light mode — a red-on-black theme that protects the crew's and pilot's dark adaptation, with built-in white-light / NVG warnings. • Start an inbound ETA timer with alerts at final approach and arrival. FREE, OFFLINE-FIRST, PRIVATE BY DESIGN LZ Ready is free — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no account. It works with no signal, and your saved LZs, hazards, providers, photos, and settings stay on your device. LZ Ready never collects or transmits patient or medical information — there is no field for it. No ads, no advertising trackers, no cloud. A NOTE ON SAFETY LZ Ready helps you prepare and communicate — it is not an authority on whether a site is a safe or suitable landing zone. GPS and compass readings are estimates that vary by device and conditions. Always follow your agency's protocols and your flight service's guidance, and never let the app substitute for sound operational judgment. Not affiliated with any flight service.