Balloon Solo Flight For Russian Priest

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov lifted off from Australia in his attempt to break the world for a hot air balloon solo flight around the world. The 64-year old Russian Orthodox priest’s wife and children watched as he departed at sunrise from the same place American aviator Steve Fossett started his successful solo flight in 2002 to circumnavigate the globe. Fossett took 13 and half days, a time the Russian adventurer hopes to beat.