Sea Oxon, you said a while back that being over 6 ft 2 inches you had trouble getting your legs comfortable in a C152, but your instructor, who was just as tall, had no trouble.
All you lofty chaps, when I am fitting a parachute onto a tall guy having a trial lesson in a glider, your secret is out.
Some blokes have short bodies and long legs. Other blokes have long bodies and short legs.
If we can close the canopy without crunching your head, we can usually squeeze in the rest of you....