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Review of Connie Close Up DVD

Ride the flightdeck of not 1, but 2, Lockheed Constellations! Start with an explanation of the engineeers panel, then we see startup, taxiing and take off from both inside the aircraft and airside. You are riding in the MATS Connie, owned by the Constellation Group, restored and doing the show circuit. For today's flight, it's check ride time for the pilots of the Swiss "Save a Connie" group, and we shoot an approach at Tucson International (TUS). You'll see the landing from both inside the aircraft and airside, then it's on to the Dutch Connie, now at the Aviodome in the Netherlands. gain, you'll see startup, taxiing and takeoff from both inside the aircraft and airside. This is a test flight after the long restoration project, there are two engineers, and the pilot is the legendary Frank Lang. You'll see the landing, again, both from inside the aircraft and airside. There's even a landing looking into the front wheelwell from the front baggage compartment (don't ask!!). Due to a conf

Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
4 Star Very Good
3 Star Good
2 Star Fair
1 Star Poor

The rest is optional but appreciated.

In your opinion, how was the narration level? There was no narration.
Just enough.
Could have used more.
A little too much.
Way too much.
Narration can be turned off.

Aside from the content of the DVD, how would you rate the image quality (sharpness, camera steadiness, etc)? Poor.
A little rough around the edges.
Good.
Excellent!

How would you rate the VALUE of this video? Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it.
Seemed a little high, but not too bad.
Fair.
Good value.
Excellent value!

Last question. Would you recommend this DVD to others? Definitely not!
Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Yes
Definitely.
A "Must Have"!

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