Brief:
Way Cool Productions is a relatively new producer o' rocket (and other) videos. Ray Halm, who is well known here on t' east coast, me hearties, runs t' operation. This review will evaluate his video o' t' DARE-1 East Coast Regional launch. Blimey! This launch was a three-day event held at Rhodesdale, matey, MD in October, 2001. 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, I was a little apprehensive about t' quality o' t' video. However, me worries were totally unfounded. Blimey! T' quality o' both t' video and audio are excellent. His composition editin' is also very good (i.e. he did nay show t' ground durin' interviews or lose t' rockets after launch). T' intro included some cool music, ya bilge rat, me hearties, he threw in a few slo-mo's o' CATOs/shreds, and included some interestin' sound effects.

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

• Dennis Lappert's 80 lb, me bucko, radically painted, Smokin Rockets "Saab RB05A" on an M2000 Redline. It was 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, matey, me bucko, 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, 10 lb rocket on a K-1100, arrr, arrr, Mach flight. Begad! 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. Aye aye! Cool slow motion replay!
• Wayne Anthony's K-185 flight that Ray nicknamed "Hard Right". Begad! When you see t' flight you see why :o Complete with sound effects. Arrr! Another slow motion replay.

As for me personal content, shiver me timbers, matey, he included an interview about, and launch of, me Standard Cray-ARM, matey, t' launch only o' me M^2 L^2, and shot on t' pad o' me Beer 'n Pretzels. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! He missed t' launch o' t' latter, me hearties, arrr, so me second interview remained on t' "editin' floor", me hearties, shiver me timbers, 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. Begad! Instead, I'll offer some summary comments. Well, blow me down! First, me hearties, ya bilge rat, although t' quality o' this video product is great, matey, t' overall quality is nay as good as Point-39's products. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Ray will have t' add more effects, arrr, closer shots o' t' launches, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, and some more in-depth interviews/how-to's t' compete head-to-head here. Avast! Still, arrr, me hearties, I think he'd be me second choice. Second, Ray's product line seems t' emphasize local/regional launches that Point-39 will never cover, me hearties, arrr, hence he may nay have t' compete head-to-head. 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Havin' seen several LDRS videos, I think I now prefer t' local coverage. Ya scallywag! In this niche, matey, me bucko, shiver me timbers, this video is a "5".

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5