ORIGINAL: tripower222
Why don't airplanes with high lift wings (like flat bottom trainers) have lifting/airfoil horizontal stabs. I would think if the lift and tail moment where calculated correctly once the elevator is trimmed, the plane would fly level at any airspeed, above stall of course. I would think it would make a more stable plane which is idea behind a trianer.
Back to the original question: Probably just cost. If you don't like the normal every day trainer then buy a high wing plane with a shaped airfoil stab, they are out there but tend to cost more then $79.00