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

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

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

• Dennis Lappert's 80 lb, radically painted, matey, 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, arrr, 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, ya bilge rat, 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. Arrr! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Can you say Mach speed? Projected t' break Mach 2!
• Justin Glider's 3-inch diameter, me hearties, arrr, 10 lb rocket on a K-1100, Mach flight. Begad! Ahoy! 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. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! Cool slow motion replay!
• Wayne Anthony's K-185 flight that Ray nicknamed "Hard Right". Blimey! Avast! When you see t' flight you see why :o Complete with sound effects. Avast! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Another slow motion replay.

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