Cabin crew brace position

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Originally Posted by Two-Tone-Blue

Don't our eyes and ears and necks deserve the same treatment as CC?

Pax are told to adopt different brace positions purely out of malice. There has been no research whatsoever, anywhere on brace positions for passengers - It has historically simply been made up by the wicked airlines in the hope of causing as much damage as possible to customers. CC are infinitely more valuable and therefore worth greater protection. I'm impressed that you have managed to cut through this subterfuge and single handedly discover the awful truth.

Of course it's also possible that since the seat design, strength and harness design, not to mention occupant training and responsibilities are all different between a crew jumpseat and a passenger seat, the brace position has been determined to be different by experts who have done extensive research... Nah, that just doesn't seem right somehow.

Originally Posted by Two-Tone-Blue

As for the few milliseconds potentially available to adopt the "full brace", I think someone somewhere is allowing theory to overtake reality.

The brace position exists primarily for use in a pre-planned emergency, but also for people to assume in any kind of sudden emergency, usually prompted by shouts from the crew. In a majority of incidents there will be ample time for those pax familiar with the brace position to assume it. I don't mind if you come on PPRuNe with questions, in an attempt to enhance your level of knowledge - I'd be delighted if you could do so without making oh so clever assumptions about the industry when you clearly know little about the technical aspects.

BTW - for the OP - the harness design is a variable, across manufacturer and type: There are different buckles and harnesses, and changes have been made over time - newer models of a type may vary from older models. The Brace position is determined by the Licensing authority of the airline/aircraft, and therefore varies throughout the world.