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I’ve been working on getting a GAUI 330xs working to use as a platform for photography. I’m struggling to get my first stable flight. This is the first effort I've ever made on anything like this.

I’m going to outline everything I’ve done in detail in the hopes that it can help anyone on a similar path. I’d welcome any suggestions/corrections.

I'm also hoping that someone might be willing to provide guidance on how to troubleshoot the types of problems I've been encountering, as I currently have difficulty isolating which component might be causing the difficulties.

To begin with, here is a picture of the copter:

Flight behavior

1. Switch the DX6i transmitter’s Gear toggle to “1 F-MODE”, which has been connected to the U port on the Naza controller (the "Control Mode Switch" in Naza Assistant)
2. Turn on the DX6i
3. Power on the copter by connecting the battery
4. The copter initializes and the LED on the V-SEN module blinks green, indicating that the GPS signal is good
5. Pull both joysticks on the DX6i to the lower left to issue the “Combination Stick Command” (CSC), which activates the copter
6. Ease the throttle up to a bit above half way, where the copter starts lifting off the ground
7. About 4 feet off the ground, he copter starts to drift off to the right and begins slowly spinning
8. After about two seconds the copter slowly lurches over and crashes
   

Components

• GAUI 330xs Quadcopter
• Spectrum DX6i transmitter
• DJI Naza-M
  • Firmware v2.01
  • DJI Naza GPS for Naza-M

Spectrum DX6i transmitter settings

DJI Naza Assistant Settings