The moment when Konyukhov broke the record he was directly over Northam at an altitude of approximately 6,000 metres and travelling at 60 kilometres per hour, Mr Smith said.
During the journey Konyukhov flew as high as 10,000 metres and dealt with extreme temperatures - as low as minus 56 degrees Celsius - that caused his oxygen masks and drinking water to freeze, ABC reported.
Konyukhov also had to battle fierce electrical storms and a failing heating system, it was reported.
In one blog entry, he wrote: “It is scary to be so down south and away from civilisation.”
