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Douglas Hughes, center, arrives at the Federal Courthouse in Washington, Thursday, April 21, 2016. Hughes, from Ruskin, Fla., flew a gyrocopter into restricted airspace over Washington, D.C., and is scheduled to be sentenced today.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Final stop of craft that flew to Capitol? The garbage heap

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

In this April 15, 2015, file photo, a member of a bomb squad checks a small helicopter after a man landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Douglas Hughes, gyrocopter pilot who flew to D.C., nearly collided with airplane, prosecutors say

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Douglas Hughes of Florida speaks to reporters outside federal court in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2015. Hughes, who flew a gyrocopter through some of America's most restricted airspace before landing at the Capitol pleaded not guilty on Thursday to the six charges he faces. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Man who landed gyrocopter at the U.S. Capitol rejects deal

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Doug Hughes reads some of the letters of support that he has received since he landed his gyrocopter on the west lawn of the US Capital last month. On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Hughes will drive up to Washington D.C. for his first preliminary hearing later in the week. (James Borchuck/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Pilot who landed gyrocopter at U.S. Capitol facing 6 charges

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Law Enforcement officials enter a hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, to testify before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on how a small gyrocopter entered restricted airspace and landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol. From left are, U.S. Park Police Chief Robert Maclean, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine, Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy, and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

FAA chief: Gyrocopter ‘indistinguishable’ from birds, kite

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Lindsey Graham: Capitol gyrocopter should have been shot down

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times