Special Operations department "SO"

Welcome to the Special Operations (SO) department. Here you will discover who we are and what are our tasks within the France division.

By Special Operations - Updated on 10/09/2026 07:54 UTC

The Special Operations (SO) department is responsible for all extra-civil activities on the network.

This includes all military flights, test flights, police air missions, search and rescue missions as well as all rescue and inter-hospital flights.

In particular, we are in charge of:

  • Creating and managing SO tours in the France division.
  • Ensuring relations with Special Operations Groups (military VAs) and managing their affiliation with SO-HQ.
  • Developing, validating and keeping up to date the tools and documents available on the IVAO France website.
  • Organizing SO events and issuing associated NOTAMs.
  • Conducting regulatory watch on all new and existing rules published by SO-HQ and applying them within the division.
  • Coordinating with neighboring SO departments and the SO-HQ department on events and other operations.
  • Monitoring military activity on the network (regular inspection of Webeye and other tools to oversee ongoing SO operations).

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Department staff

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RoleIVAO ID (VID)Mail
FR-SOC – France Special Operations Coordinator640294Hidden
FR-SOAC – France Special Operations Assistant Coordinator614666Hidden