flight pay

American  

noun

1. a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.

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Etymology

Origin of flight pay

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Commanders also have sought to reduce the number of missions, increase monthly flight pay, and hire civilian contractors to help share the workload.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2015

Top-brass airmen frankly regarded flight pay as "one of the best pieces of bait we have on the hook for young flyers."

From Time Magazine Archive

The order, by stripping Crommelin of his flight pay and allowances, will reduce his monthly paycheck from $1,041.75 to $334.87.

From Time Magazine Archive

But for blonde Dolores Hart, 24, fame and flight pay were not enough.

From Time Magazine Archive

And flight time was the time he had to spend in airplane flight each month in order to get his flight pay.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller