This circular aims to provide an overarching conceptual understanding of the surface friction characteristics
that contribute to controlling an aircraft via the critical tire-to-ground contact area. The intent is to provide broad and fundamental concepts to support proposed amendments, by the ICAO Friction Task Force, to the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in Annex 14 - Aerodromes, Volume I - Aerodrome Design and Operations and Annex 15 - Aeronautical Information Services.