Gyrocopter pilot spoke with Tampa Bay Times before landing on Capitol

April 15, 2015 3:26 PM EDT – As a gyrocopter landed on the Capitol lawn Wednesday, nearby protesters with the D.C. Democracy Vigil witnessed the aircraft's descent. Adam Eidinger, chairman of the D.C. Cannabis Campaign, joked that he thought it was a 

NBC News A member of the Capitol Police inspects a gyrocopter after it landed at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. One person was detained by authorities and streets were closed near the incident. Published April 15th 2015, 10:54 am. advertisement. Related 

The Tampa Bay Times reporter who had advance knowledge of Doug Hughes' plans to land a gyrocopter near the U.S. Capitol spoke out on CNN this afternoon.

The man who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday alerted a Tampa Bay Times reporter to his flight plan almost a year ago, and the reporter traveled to Washington this week to watch it happen. After the media stunt ended safely

Update: *LOCKDOWN LIFTED AT U.S. CAPITOL AFTER GYRO COPTER ARREST. US Capitol Police have locked-down buildings after a man landed a gyrocopter on the lawn. As The Tampa Bay Times reports, the man is a