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KOTA KINABALU: Drone owners and enthusiasts in Sabah must obtain a permit to fly the device, said the Commander of the Police Air Wing Unit (PGU) in Sabah, ACP Ahmad Lokman Abd Hadi.
He said they must get approval from the Malaysian Department of Mapping and Studies, as well as permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) before the device can fly, but only in the specified space.
“In Sabah, there are drone flying activities, but it is more of a hobby and PGU is monitoring it for any reports of invasion of restricted areas.”
Flying drones without a permit is a crime under the Malaysian Civil Aviation Regulations (MCAR) 2016,
Ahmad Lokman said that following the reports of unauthorized drone flights, the PGU had been provided with a Jammer device to disable sighted people flying in prohibited areas.
Prohibited areas include the Sabah PGU area, he said, adding that the unit had received four types of drones, namely Dji Phantom 3 Professional; Dji Inspire 1; Dji Mavic 2 Enterprise Zoom and Dji Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual and an Orion 7 MP Jammer.-Called
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