The brace position is the posture taken before an emergency landing. Adopt the brace position, the brace position on the card.
It puts the head against what it would otherwise hit, which is the whole idea. Studies of real accidents are what settled the brace position now printed on the card.
1nounbrace positionThe posture taken before an emergency landing.
“The crew called the brace position twice before touchdown.”
brace position is a posture.
Practised in Airport & Flying