Voodoo2 Slow turbulence ahead was an article in the Flight Safety Bulletin Spring 1998 and covered the fixed wing and is worth a read if you can get hold of a copy.
For rotary wing the technique to adopt in windy, and therefore turbulent conditions is to reduce power/torque by 10% from the quoted max continuous figure. This will provide a larger power margin to control down draughts and equally give less rate of climb in up draughts. The pedals will also be better placed to off-set balance requirements. Vertical air will increase the a/a = more lift, therefore in up draughts the more the lever will have to be lowered to hold hight, and more forward cyclic to maintain airspeed as airspeed reduces in up draughts.
Mountain flying in winds of more than 15 knots does require some formal training. Where strong winds are a hazard is BEHIND buildings/dense woods during starting and stopping the rotor as cyclic control is unavailable at low RRPM, and can lead to blade strikes on the tail boom. If it's windy park in the open and accept the steady strong wind rather than the gusts around a building.
I hope this is of some help.
A second thought;- when making approaches it is wise to anticipate windshear by applying 1/2 wind speed to your approach speed and this should offset any windshear you may encounter
Last edited by Tail Bloater; 17th January 2003 at 14:00.