Thus, as I had reverse available, I really did not use the brakes much in the DC-3 either.
Reverse on a DC-3, a luxury, never been there, done that.
Grabby brakes for sure, landed on the beaches in Alaska and tried to
touch the brakes slightly to slow down, but the wheels dug in and the tail came
up really fast. Did full stall landings next time on the beaches, no brakes needed,
let the Dakota shake and protest seconds before you hit the sand, short landings every time.
(Fish haul on sandbars and beaches, no pax, no FAR 121 or 135 regulations, almost legal.)