Brief:
Way Cool Productions is a relatively new producer o' rocket (and other) videos. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! Ray Halm, me hearties, who is well known here on t' east coast, matey, runs t' operation. This review will evaluate his video o' t' DARE-1 East Coast Regional launch. Begad! This launch was a three-day event held at Rhodesdale, ya bilge rat, me hearties, arrr, MD in October, arrr, 2001. Well, blow me down! Arrr! Ray"s video covers only t' two "standard" days as he be unable t' attend t' experimental day.

Construction:
I bought this video because Ray had interviewed me prior t' a couple o' me flights. Since I hadn't seen his work before, ya bilge rat, I was a little apprehensive about t' quality o' t' video. However, me worries were totally unfounded. Arrr! Begad! T' quality o' both t' video and audio are excellent. His composition editin' is also very good (i.e. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! he did nay show t' ground durin' interviews or lose t' rockets after launch). Blimey! Well, blow me down! T' intro included some cool music, he threw in a few slo-mo's o' CATOs/shreds, and included some interestin' sound effects.

For a regional launch, shiver me timbers, thar were plenty o' great flights. Avast! T' followin' is a summary from Ray's web site, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, with a few o' me comments added in italics:

• Dennis Lappert's 80 lb, radically painted, Smokin Rockets "Saab RB05A" on an M2000 Redline. It be painted with silver/green 'chameleon' style paint and looked great!.
• Auggi Grey's level three cert flight on an M1419.
• Bill Rossi's "I think I can Honest John" on an L952.
• Roger Dwyer's Kin' Cobra on 3 K1100's.
• John Ritz's 6 Pack launchin' on a central I motor, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, air-startin' 2 H's then 2 G's.
• Joe Mahulasick's Rocket Dyne "Wild Cat" on an L-952.
• Mike Debey's wet floor cone rocket featured in issue 11 o' Extreme Rocketry, on a J-350.
• Kathy Gilliand's 12 lb "Sun Seaker" on a K-550.
• Neil McGilvray's "Cowabunga" complete with sound effects :) MOOOO!
• Gene Costanza's awesome K-1100 flight.
• Alan Gorekki's 54 mm "Transonic 2" on an L-1400. Ya scallywag! Can you say Mach speed? Projected t' break Mach 2!
• Justin Glider's 3-inch diameter, shiver me timbers, 10 lb rocket on a K-1100, arrr, Mach flight. Well, me bucko, blow me down! Burned t' paint off o' t' leadin' edge o' t' fins!
• Rob Super's "Navigator 6" belchin' flames out o' both ends o' t' motor casin' just second's into t' flight. Ahoy! Cool slow motion replay!
• Wayne Anthony's K-185 flight that Ray nicknamed "Hard Right". Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! When you see t' flight you see why :o Complete with sound effects. Begad! Another slow motion replay.

As for me personal content, me bucko, he included an interview about, and launch of, me Standard Cray-ARM, arrr, matey, t' launch only o' me M^2 L^2, me hearties, arrr, and shot on t' pad o' me Beer 'n Pretzels. Ahoy! He missed t' launch o' t' latter, arrr, ya bilge rat, so me second interview remained on t' "editin' floor", so t' speak.

Summary:
I had a hard time puttin' a ratin' on this video since thar are nay many points o' comparison on this site. Instead, matey, ya bilge rat, I'll offer some summary comments. Aye aye! First, shiver me timbers, arrr, shiver me timbers, although t' quality o' this video product is great, shiver me timbers, t' overall quality is nay as good as Point-39's products. Ray will have t' add more effects, closer shots o' t' launches, and some more in-depth interviews/how-to's t' compete head-to-head here. Well, blow me down! Still, I think he'd be me second choice. Aye aye! Second, matey, me hearties, Ray's product line seems t' emphasize local/regional launches that Point-39 will never cover, hence he may nay have t' compete head-to-head. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! It is really great t' see t' site you fly at, rockets and people you know, ya bilge rat, and some o' your own stuff on video. Ya scallywag! Havin' seen several LDRS videos, shiver me timbers, I think I now prefer t' local coverage. Well, blow me down! In this niche, this video is a "5".

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5