Ready For Take Off

It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve flown across the country
or around the world, for that matter. There’s something that
continues to dazzle and fascinate us wingless, human creatures
every time we get in an airplane, whether a single prop or a
jumbo jet, and get ready for take off. 


When cars were invented, they were originally known as "horseless
carriages." In the same way, a few years ago we started talking
about "unmanned aircraft" - the contraptions we now call
"drones." 


On this edition of Out to Lunch Baton Rouge, Stephanie Riegel is
talking traditional and unmanned aviation.


Mike Edwards is Director of Aviation at the Baton Rouge Metro
Airport. BTR, as it’s known, is a regional airport with three
carriers that serve around a million  passengers a year from
its 1,800 acres in north Baton Rouge. Mike took over at the helm
of the airport in November 2018, after previously serving as
Interim Director and, before that as Operations Manager. Mike
previously worked at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans
International Airport before coming to BTR. 


Billy Gibson has an aviation company based out of Denham Springs,
called  G Force Skyshots. It’s a communications consulting
firm that specializes in aerial photography and videography with
a specialty in drones. Drone still and video photography has all
sorts of applications for businesses in sectors such as real
estate, industry, agriculture, and construction, as well as
shooting special events. Billy is an award winning writer,
photographer, videographer and marketing professional with over
30 years experience, who has had his pilot’s license since
1989. 


You can get ready for take off and learn more about Mike, Billy,
and Stephanie, as well as seeing photos from this show, recorded
over lunch at Mansurs On The Boulevard, at our website
https://link.chtbl.com/6MIjfVRb


Get ready for take off to the movies on mushrooms, with this
conversation about drones, film, and fungus. 


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