I got the phone call this AM telling me that the card was ready. Picked it up this afternoon.
There are a pile of boxes with ASICs at QF security in Sydney - looks like a few hundred or so.
Received this email from AOPA this afteroon:
Dear AOPA member
AOPA has been advised that some ASIC’s have been sitting with QANTAS admin for the past 2 weeks and to date, CASA have not notified these people that they are available for collection.
This is unsatisfactory – and, like you, AOPA has been far from pleased with the way in which CASA have managed this situation.
If you live close to one of the major airports that have QANTAS admin on site, please call the CASA CLARC office on 1300 737 032. They will know exactly where your ASIC is, and can advise if it is ready to be collected.
Regards
Andrew Kerans
Vice President AOPA
Also have a look at:
http://www.casa.gov.au/fcl/licence/inquiry.htm
http://www.casa.gov.au/fcl/licence/questions.htm
I used the progress check and was told my application was completed on 17 January and sent for printing.
From my reading of the CASA website, the reply email from the progress check will suffice as proof that the ASIC is being processed.