I learnt to fly in the Tiger at the RQAC in 1955 - my last year of High School.. We often landed on the beach on South or North Stradbroke Island so my instructor could have a smoke - not many beachgoers then. I continued in the Tiger to get my Commercial Licence. No radios, naviads etc but at least I learnt to recover from spins and unusual attitudes under the hood - with a very limited pannel.
A few of the RQAC Tigers had slats - made short field landings very short! Unfortunately the RQAC and its Tigers are gone.