The aircraft used in this episode is a 1956 Cessna 182 Skylane. It is still in service and is based in Santa Ana, California. The aircraft no longer has the radio dome on the back and only has wheel pants on the nose strut rather than all of the landing gear as seen in this episode.
The aircraft registration number N5955B is assigned to a 1956 Cessna 182A.
This episode 8.23 was filmed at Whiteman Airport, just north of Burbank, Ca. (WHP (KWHP)), located at 34-15-33.571 N / 118-24-48.359 W . You can see how little the land around the airport was developed in 1968. The airport is still active in 2022 and has 80,000 general aviation takeoffs and landings each year. Looking at the photos of the airport, the mountains and hills behind the shots in the show are evident.
The $5 that Bee pays for her introductory flight would be the equivalent to $43.78 in 2024.
In this episode, Emmett Clark reveals that he landed a big marlin off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida that weighed 361 pounds.