The Drifter was a very memorable build when I was a teenager. Loved those fins, and that tapered shroud at the aft end. Cool!
Sadly, it came with a 24” chute, besides the 12”. My first flight was with the big chute, and it proved to be a “drifter”. It was also a “climber”.

Kansas is just east of Colorado. I’m guessing some kid on a farm in Kansas retrieved my Drifter.

I’m currently building an upscale Sky Hook using an Estes Panavia kit. May have to get another one and build a Super Drifter ...

Regarding the Initiator, that was my first Aerotech kit back in the early 90s. I’m must have been drawn to those “cranked delta” fins.

I still have that rocket.

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp