The man flying that helicopter is Jim Wright, the builder and flyer of the Hughes RH1 racer replica. He was killed earlier this year when the racer made a forced landing in Yellowstone National Park on it's way back from Oshkosh 2003.
I saw the plane at Oshkosh, and I wonder how a man who had such wonderful craftsmanship and attention to detail could be so foolish. The plane was immaculate. Some say that he took off with a known gearbox problem on his last flight. I guess good craftsmanship doesn't imply common sense.