RE: Why balance upside down?
If you try to ballence a low wing plane right side up...it will tip over on you wether its balenced or not...sort of like trying to ballence a pencil on your fingertip...
If you set it upside down...the CG will be below the wing and it will hang nice for you...
I think the bottom line is, its just easier...At least thats the way I see it
Collin