Evacuation system inflatable toe end spring and sill height compensating feature

A method for manufacturing an evacuation slide, comprising:

• disposing an upper main support tube to extend longitudinally along the first side and to extend longitudinally along the second side;
• disposing a lower main support tube to extend longitudinally along the first side and to extend longitudinally along the second side;
• disposing a flexible panel defining a sliding surface to extend longitudinally between a toe end and a head end of the evacuation slide and to extend crosswise between a first side and a second side of the evacuation slide, wherein the flexible panel is supported between the upper main support tube and the lower main support tube;
• coupling a first sill height compensating feature to the upper main support tube;
• and
• coupling a second sill height compensating feature to the upper main support tube;
• wherein the first sill height compensating feature and the second sill height compensating feature extend longitudinally past the sliding surface of the evacuation slide in response to the evacuation slide being deployed.