For intrafacility procedures at KJAN terminal departures requiring climb into a high altitude sector that will transition through an adjacent low altitude sector's airspace, you are not required to say 'climbing to high' in required point outs if FL230 is in the data block before the PVD is sent.

• A. The weather is VFR.
• B. FL250 is in the data block.
• C. The aircraft has been cleared for takeoff.
• D. FL230 is in the data block before the PVD is sent.

Answer: (D)

When issuing required point outs for intrafacility departures that will climb into a high-altitude sector and pass through an adjacent low-altitude sector, the pilot’s expected altitude change can be conveyed in advance through the data block. If the data block already contains the target level, such as FL230, before the PVD is transmitted, there is no need to verbally say “climbing to high” in the required point outs. The altitude guidance is already published for the pilot to follow, so the spoken climb cue becomes redundant.

That’s why statements about FL230 in the data block before the PVD is sent are the correct condition. The other options don’t address the data block carrying the climb level, and thus don’t establish the scenario under which the verbal climb-out can be omitted. Weather status, a different flight level, or just the aircraft being cleared for takeoff do not relate to whether the climb cue can be omitted when the specified flight level is already provided in the data block.