Aerobatic pilot Kyle Fowler (right) lets Moses Lake teen Jacob Reindl “see” his aircraft by touching it during a short visit by Fowler to the Grant County International Airport on Tuesday. Reindl is blind as a result of a brain tumor, and wears a blue helmet to protect his head following the removal of that tumor and a portion of his skull. Reindl and Fowler met at the 2021 Moses Lake Airshow, and Fowler intends to have Reindl work on his ground crew during this year’s airsh…
May 18, 2022
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Airshow pilot makes local connection
MOSES LAKE — Jacob Reindl remembers Kyle Fowler’s unique Long EZ airplane from last year’s Moses Lake Air Show. “Now, if I remember, on the wings there are a couple of patch kits on the tips,” he said, standing confidently on the ramp of the Grant County International Airport, Fowler’s bright yellow plane parked in front of him. “Those are fixed now, actually,” Fowler said, smiling, impressed that Reindl remembered. “There were a couple of repairs on the wings.”...