joyhop

English

Etymology

joy +‎ hop

Noun

joyhop (plural joyhops)

1. (aviation) A flight taken for pleasure.
   • 1933, Briton Hadden, Time, volume 21, page 29:

     He was ready to demonstrate it last month when his test pilot, Marshall S. ("Maury") Boggs, who had made innumerable blind landings, crashed to death in broad daylight on a joyhop in California.

   • 1952, American Aviation, volume 16, page 67:

     Compared to making both ends of the country meet back in those days, flying the “Hump” was just a joyhop.

Verb

joyhop (third-person singular simple present joyhops, present participle joyhopping, simple past and past participle joyhopped)

1. (aviation) To fly for pleasure.