Personally I would recommend you don't go experimenting in conditions you have not previousley flown in. Get some advice from instructors at your local school or where you trained. I does depend where you are flying though, we often get people asking for advice about conditions, which normally would be ok. The joys of lots of mountains! I have been caught unaware by some pretty bad turbulance before in a R44, my thoughts... "there's a nice field, time for a cuppa!"
"Better to be down here wishing you were up there, than being up there wishing you were down here!"
TiP
Beat me to it. Am I right in thinking that Robinson issued a notice to remove the recomendation of wind limits, as even pilots with more than 200 hours were having problems? Correct me if I am wrong.