3 Robert's first full-custom rocket, with electronic-deployment.
7 Robert had wanted to try out electronic deployment for a while. After he
8 received a [PerfectFlite](http://www.perfectflite.com/)
9 [MAWD](http://www.perfectflite.com/catalog/MAWD.html) commercial recording
10 altimeter with dual deployment support as a Christmas gift, he designed
11 this rocket to make use of it.
15 * 54mm phenolic air frame
16 * 29mm phenolic motor mount
17 * [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) Pinnacle 54mm nose cone
18 * 1/8 inch birch plywood fins in a custom shape, with rounded edges
19 * 1/4 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads, CNC milled, the two
20 that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment.
21 * fin can foamed with Mega-Foam from Giant Leap
25 Construction began the weekend of 11-13 September 2009.
29 RG-1 is featured on the 108G57 Classic motor page of the
30 [Cesaroni Pro29 catalog](http://www.pro38.com/pdfs/Pro29Catalog.pdf)!
34 First flown at NCR's Oktoberfest 2009.
37 [first flight](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale/3985543348/in/set-72157618450890674/)
38 was on a Cesaroni Pro29 84G88 Smoky Sam, with the MAWD configured
39 for apogee-only electronic deployment with full-delay motor ejection as
40 backup. A mistake in the wiring (copied from Bdale, who made the same mistake
41 in Trick-o-Treat!) caused apogee ejection to be from the motor backup, with
42 the MAWD observed to fire its ejection charge at the programmed main altitude.
44 After fixing the wiring issue, the
45 [second flight](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale/3985322188/in/set-72157618450890674/)
47 Pro29 108G57 Classic, again with apogee-only electronic deployment and
48 full-delay motor ejection as backup. This flight went perfectly, with ejection
49 at apogee and a puff of smoke seen a few seconds later from the motor ejection.
51 Robert then reconfigured for electronic dual deployment, and flew a textbook
53 [dual deploy flight](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale/3984564721/in/set-72157618450890674/)
54 as the last flight of the event on another Pro29 108G57 Classic motor.
56 At Hudson Ranch on 2009.11.21, Robert had another perfect dual deploy, this
57 time on a Cesaroni Pro29 G73SK demo motor.