A THIRTY-FOUR -year-old Missionary Bible Teacher has been convicted by the Chipata Magistrate Court with one count of providing air services without air service contrary to section 28(1)(a) (b)(2) of the Civil Aviation Act number 5 of 2016.
This is in a matter in which Damon Marc Matarchiera was on January 9th 2017 at Chipata in the Chipata District of Eastern Province did operate a thanton DJ Brand remote controlled aircraft without a pilot’s license.
Particulars before Chipata Magistrate Moses Phiri was that on the date in question, the officer in charge of civil aviation department in Chipata was at his office at around 17:00 hours when he received a phone call from Chipata Central Police Station requesting him to go to the police and upon arrival at the police, he was informed that there was a person who was operating an aircraft at hills view area. The Court heard that officers requested the officer in-charge Civil Aviation to go and have a look at the aircraft as he was an expert.
The officers went to hills view area to a house where the aircraft landed and upon introducing themselves to the owner, they requested him to bring the aircraft he was operating the previous day of which he brought it.
When the officer from civil aviation looked at it, he said it was a drone, a remedy piloted aircraft where the flying pilot was not on board.
It was at this time that the accused was asked if he had a permit or licence to operate the Drone in which he did not have.
The court heard that, the accused was asked if the Drone was registered of which he said it was not.
He was later taken to Chipata Central Police Station where he was interviewed in respect of the allegations and arrested for the offence he was convicted for.
When the case came up on Wednesday, Magistrate Phiri convicted Matarchiera who readily pleaded guilty to one count of Unlicensed Pilot.
Laughable…. What is our policy on drones?
You need a zambia Pilot license to play with a drone?
Imwe Bangwele this is not a drone,by your description it fits a model plane which qualifies as a richmans toy,you are making us look stupid with your fake sense of security,and you even wasted GRZ manhours involving yourselves in ignorance
Next you’ll hear that we will be required to obtain a license for flying a kite…………..pwa ha ha ha ha.
I have a drone for taking pictures. I asked ZICTA, Civil Aviation in Zambia. There is no law to fly a drone. What license? Do people in the other parts of the world who own drones have licences? Which villager told the courts lies. But zoona ….
He is a fake missionary with ulterior motives. Do a background check on this clone!
You, cow herder, this not a small toy. It is an actual unmanned craft. Why expose such ignorance in public.
No ba Nostradamus you don’t need a pilot’s license but to fly any craft in the country or anywhere in the world you need an aircraft licence
@Loo,
What about car, what kind of licence… Car licence?
One I have is written ” Driver’s licence”. I just check.
Hahaha kwena finangwa fyonse from the police, the aviation and the courts. I was just using one to shoot a video of some animals and i didnt have a licence because i dont need one
It’s actually called a Phantom DJI drone, just a small flying toy primarily used for taking pictures. Pilot license for what? Do we need drivers license for playing with an RC toy car?
Please don’t undress your ignorance in public, there are different types of drones and they come in different sizes. Don’t limit your “small” mind into thinking that all drones are small toys used for shooting videos, NO. Do some reading please.
Thanks.
He will be sentenced to 5 months to the drone prison in chipata city
Zambia is a land of PFoools, a total failed state!
This Demon character is a problem! Sometime back in 2012, he was assigned on the Copperbelt in Kitwe and he was in Charge of a Care Home in Kawama/Kapoto township! The chap raped a girl who was below the age of 16 and that girl became pregnant! He ran away from Zambia and I wonder how he managed to come back!! Can the authorities check the records of the that chap and do something!
iye ama fontini ayaa. How old is he and how big is the drone . Is it the one for taking pictures with then you watch on your phone?
This reminds me of the UNIPist paranoia of the 1980s where every lone white backpacker was treated as a Boer spy to be arrested and harassed. Some things never change. There’s no cure for stoopidity.
There are no flights in and out of City of Chipata. This drone was the only source of airborne connection with the outside world.
”with one count of providing air services without air service contrary to section 28(1)(a) (b)(2) of the Civil Aviation Act number 5 of 2016.”(Grammatic errors=Broken english) ba LT Pliz,i cannot barley understand a thing.
and what services was he providing with the drone?. Yes in some parts of the world, drones are transporting medications and drugs.
with one count of providing air services without air service contrary to section 28(1)(a) (b)(2) of the Civil Aviation Act number 5 of 2016.(Grammatic errors=Broken english) ba LT Pliz,i cannot barley understand a thing.
Obviously, with your grammatical errors, how can you understand a grammatically error-ridden piece of crap!
T o serve ourselves from embarrassment,you mean the fella can’t be just fined,and probably ask him to bring-in more drones and have them licensed?
Surely he wanted to fly to his boss in heaven.
Was there a witch inside? Why not start arresting the night fliers or hyenas kikiki
Iliko serious though, where was the poor guy supposed to register the drone?
We need to amend the laws on Civil Aviation. Drones are common now. Rwanda is now using drones to deliver medical supplies to remote areas and it has been a success. Government should instead encourage the private sector to deliver supplies to remote areas.
Let it be a lesson to others that are abusing the use of drones especially these white farmers. If this missionary is genuine and had no ill intention the State I’m certain will not proceed with the matter but if its found he had some ulterior motives then the State will prosecute the individual.
Do you also need a license from Civil Aviation to fly a kite?
@2020 With due respect if a law is broken it is broken even if there is no ill intent. The law is the law. U allude to the white farmers and drones. What are they doing, u have made a statement that begs a question. If it is illegal tell us.
Why haven’t they been charged.
To be clear, he was charged with providing air services wthout air services. Got it now? acadbra dabra ok?
Zambia currently has no registration or law governing the use of unmanned aircraft. It is considered a security risk to do so now until such a time registration is put in place. The Missionary should have consultated before bringing in the drone.
Give me a break. He was using a Drone to take pictures and have a clear view of the area not an ARMY FIGHTER JET ARMED WITH NUCLEAR MISSILES.
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the guy is unfortunate. perhaps magistrate & his aviation counter part think bazadyamo from the missionary
how many people use drones to take pictures and see you surrounding.
they should, first of all remove them from shelves in toy shops from our local stores.
these two aviation/magistrate have been born and bread in Chipata, they need exposure