This will interest Jason as the only post I could find with regards to this matter was by him. Jason knows as well as I do that a level swashplate doesn't make a model helicopter fly level! This post is about center of gravity. I was wondering if I could get my toes to point upward a little more 'cos I seem to find myself leaning backwards a lot to keep my balance and to me,it feels un-natural.So I goofed about with the stabiliser bars a bit to get my heels lower than my toes. Much depends on your footwear too. I wear hiking boots all the time and the heels on them are an inch thick, so that was projecting my weight forwards as well. Anyways, I feel a lot more comfy on my stilts now. I also noted that my stilts feel a lot more springy,shortening the stabilser bars has reduced the pre-load on the springs. The result is that I dont have to work half as hard to get a bit of "boing" going!!!!!
Lengthening the stabiliser bars should help a bit if you find yourself bottoming out too, as this increases the pre-load. I'm learning fast that stilts need to be well setup for the individual using them.Your mileage may vary. Yet another useless Nobby observation....
-Nobby