Why does the narrator say, “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota…”?

Why does the narrator say, “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota…”?

Answer: After landing, the narrator felt that he had a horrific and scary experience flying that plane. He was happy that he had landed the plane safely. That is why he was not sorry to walk away. Instead, he wanted to know where he was and who the other pilot was. He just wanted to say ‘Thank you’ to the other pilot.