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Tampa Bay Tribune Not A Partner In Hughes’ Gyrocopter Caper

Apr 17, 2015 10:05 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Tribune Editor and Vice President Neil Brown stressed on Thursday that as media, the paper's role is to observe and not to change the news. While emphasizing that the Times is not an arm of government, Washington agencies were also aware of the plans of the 61-year-old mailman to fly his gyrocopter, Brown pointed out.

Gyrocopter Landing On U.S. Capitol Lawn Shows Flaw In Protected Airspace

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 16, 2015 11:25 PM EDT

Although 61-year-old mailman Doug Hughes from Ruskin landed in jail for his stunt, he successfully showed on Wednesday that the U.S. protected airspace could be breached so easily.