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On March 5, 2008, as winter weather enveloped Quebec City, pilots prepared for Air Transat Flight 211, a routine journey from Quebec City to Montreal. Two key factors increased the pilots' workload and stress: poor weather conditions and the presence of an instructor in the cockpit who was evaluating the captain's performance.
The flight's conditions were daunting: low visibility due to blowing snow and high winds, coupled with runway contamination. While both pilots conducted essential pre-flight calculations, shortcuts and oversights began stacking against them. They incorrectly used figures intended for wet runways rather than contaminated ones and overlooked crucial adjustments in the aircraft's trim settings.