This is the first piece of a four-part video series documenting flights, crashes and landings from the 2012 Kustom Airstrike. Come back August 9 for Episode 2.

What Youth appreciates the aerial. We're happy to show all its modern up-fuckedness through extended coverage of this year's Airstrike — its photography, stories and personalities.

On August 30, all video entries from the Airstrike trip will be posted at the now-live kustomairstrike.com where you can vote on which flight deserves $50k in fully taxable income.