Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
That pilot made a beautiful landing? He had an unfavourable crosswind, and controlled the plane well. He had the tailwheel locked, so though it could not be used to steer, it would mostly control direction during rollout.
The DC-3 rudder is quite big and can be used successfully down to very taxi slow speeds. The tail wheel is un-locked for sharp turns only using wheel brakes and differential power.
The tail wheel is not used to steer as it has no steering or control, just “free wheeling”.