I've not yet found one book which covers all topics necessary for the BGA bronze exam. Below are listed the books I am using, with comments. You can buy them from Amazon.co.uk by using the links on this page (and I get paid a small commission, which helps support this site).
The British Gliding Association Manual 'Gliding' by Steve Longland is the best single text book I've found, and covers a fairly large part of the Bronze C sylabus, as well as a large amount of background information that many early-solo and pre-solo pilots will find useful or interesting. It includes section on:
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| 'Meteorology and Flight' by Tom Bradbury is the most in-depth of (several) meteorology books I've bought. It's probably far more detailed than necessary, but made some points clear better than some of the other books. I found having more than one Met. book useful - the smaller one listed below was also useful - and an easier read! | |
| 'Understanding Flying Weather' by Derek Piggott covers the whole Bronze C syllabus, but in far less depth than the Tom Bradbury book above. Which to choose depends if you want the full in-depth treatment, or a slightly more cut-down version that still covers the full syllabus. |