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The purpose of the flight was just a simple evening flight to confirm everything good, but also to show the flap position indicator and using the checklist to verify that the flaps are up before takeoff. This had been the fatal error in the California 12A crash just days prior to this.
The tailwheel locked or unlocked on Takeoff or Landing doesn't really matter, and the early 12A's were built without the feature. A locking tailwheel is sometimes handy for long straight taxi in crosswind, but actually a huge hinderance during normal takeoff and landing.