When I am NOT EVEN 10ft away I start to throttle up, and then it is like some one hits a lights switch and I lose power, and then it will come back on. It does this over and over. When I am able to get the heli in the air it will not stay there due to this seeming to lose power for a 1/2 a second or so then come back on. The heli acts the power is surging on and off.
I had my girl friend hold the heli down and I did a range test yesterday. I was able to get about 10-15ft away yesterday.
Today I was only 2 feet from the heli, in my living room, and it would just "surge" up and down. like before. Will not lift off, and surges, I can apply full throttle and heli just slides around on the floor surging, and not lifting.
I have not flown the heli much at all, and I noticed this "surging/twitching"when I went to fly it for the first time in my backyard. Now it will not even fly in my living room, let alone outside.

The stock lipo battery is fully charged and works good. I also have brand new batteries in the Tx.

What do you mean by removing the main motor and trying it? Just take it out of the heli but leave it hooked up to the Rx and do another range check to see if it does the same thing with no load oin the motor?

I have not flown the heli much at all, and I noticed this when I went to fly it for the first time in my backyard. Now it will not even fly in my living room.
Could it be the motor? Tx and or Rx? I am so mad, I have not even had it 30 days. I got it as a x-mas gift.
I want to get this sorted out.

Thank you
George