Budd Davisson mentioned having ballast in the tailpost of the two S-2A's he's owned. I checked mine and there's no tell-tale rivet at the top of the tailpost indicating lead was added. There could also be a screw there instead of a rivet. I'm wondering how many S-2A's are out there with or without a rivet and what the serial numbers are. Maybe the factory stopped doing it at some point?? Or maybe they did it based on the customer's size?? To be clear, this is about how the airplane came out of the factory. It's possible this was done at some point later on which should have been noted in the logbook.
Budd's two airplanes are 006 and 071 -- both with rivets
Mine is 204 -- no rivet
Budd's two airplanes are 006 and 071 -- both with rivets
Mine is 204 -- no rivet
