backofthedrag Have a look at this tread with respect to your second table.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=202109 Please note that the friction measuring device related to the table i 1959 is the Tapley meter.
The Tapley meter are also related to your first table. (minor differences).
From
ICAO Study Group on Snow, Slush, Ice and Water on Aerodromes there exist a letter dated 27th October 1967, from UK related to:
Tapley - or spot measurement decelerometer speed 25-30 mph and figures as follows:
- Good 0.6 and above
- Medium Good 0.59 - 0.51
- Medium 0.5 - 0-4
- Medium Poor 0.39 - 0.3
- Poor 0.30 and below
Both tables can not be right.
Transport Canada Information Circular 0/6/70 23rd February - Use of James Brake Decelerometer.
The following scale is provided as a [U]guide[U]to aircraft operators:
0 - 9 Nil to Very Poor
10 - 17 Poor
18 - 21 Fair
22 - 24 Good
25 - 32 Excellent
Information Circular 0/2/73 16 th February - Use of James Brake Decelerometer and its application to aircraft performance
Aerodrome Safety Cicular No 98-005, 1998.11.12 - Canadian Runway Friction Index (CRFI) Reporting
Purpose
This circular is intended to clarify information with regard to use of the term Canadian Runway Friction Index (CRFI) which replaces the James Brake Index (JBI) term.