Gyrocopter pilot Doug Hughes appears in court (8 images)

Doug Hughes, the pilot who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, holds a poster of a stamp bearing his likeness as he speaks to the media following a procedural hearing at the Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2016. Hughes, who was attempting to deliver letters to Congress members, is facing up to 9 and a half years in prison. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

Doug Hughes, the pilot who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, holds a poster of a stamp bearing his likeness as he speaks to the media following a procedural hearing at the Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2016. Hughes, who was attempting to deliver letters to Congress members, is facing up to 9 and a half years in prison. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

Doug Hughes, the pilot who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, arrives for a procedural hearing at the Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2016. Hughes, who was attempting to deliver letters to Congress members, is facing up to 9 and a half years in prison. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

Doug Hughes, the pilot who landed a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, holds a poster of a stamp bearing his likeness as he speaks to the media following a procedural hearing at the Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2016. Hughes, who was attempting to deliver letters to Congress members, is facing up to 9 and a half years in prison. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI