updated flight details for RG-1

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@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@ Robert's first full-custom rocket, with electronic-deployment.
 
 ## Motivation
 
-Robert has wanted to try out electronic deployment for a while.  He received
-a [PerfectFlite](http://www.perfectflite.com/) 
+Robert had wanted to try out electronic deployment for a while.  After he
+received a [PerfectFlite](http://www.perfectflite.com/) 
 [MAWD](http://www.perfectflite.com/catalog/MAWD.html) commercial recording
-altimeter with dual deployment support as a gift, and this is the rocket 
-designed to make use of it.
-
+altimeter with dual deployment support as a Christmas gift, he designed 
+this rocket to make use of it.  
 
 ## Design Details
 
 * 54mm phenolic air frame
 * 29mm phenolic motor mount
 * [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) Pinnacle 54mm nose cone
-* 1/8 inch birch plywood fin in a custom shape, with rounded edges
+* 1/8 inch birch plywood fins in a custom shape, with rounded edges
 * 1/4 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads, CNC milled, the two 
-that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment.
+  that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment.
+* fin can foamed with Mega-Foam from Giant Leap
 
 ## Build
 
@@ -26,4 +26,25 @@ Construction began the weekend of 11-13 September 2009.
 
 ## Flights
 
-First flown at NCR's Oktoberfest 2009.
+First flown at NCR's Oktoberfest 2009.  
+
+The first flight was on a Cesaroni Pro29 84G88 Smoky Sam, 
+with the MAWD configured 
+for apogee-only electronic deployment with full-delay motor ejection as
+backup.  A mistake in the wiring (copied from Bdale, who made the same mistake
+in Trick-o-Treat!) caused apogee ejection to be from the motor backup, with
+the MAWD observed to fire its ejection charge at the programmed main altitude.
+
+After fixing the wiring issue, the second flight was on a Cesaroni 
+Pro29 108G57 Classic, again with apogee-only electronic deployment and 
+full-delay motor ejection as backup.  This flight went perfectly, with ejection 
+at apogee and a puff of smoke seen a few seconds later from the motor ejection.
+
+Robert then reconfigured for electronic dual deployment, and flew a textbook
+perfect dual deploy flight as the last flight of the event on another Pro29
+108G57 Classic motor.
+
+At Hudson Ranch on 2009.11.21, Robert had another perfect dual deploy, this
+time on a Cesaroni Pro29 G73SK demo motor.
+
+