Can you answer this for me? It's another Trump question.

I am not trying to start an argument I just found it strange to have this loud chopper noise when his is sitting there totally shut down.
Is there a second chopper?

Maybe other White House staff is flying out also?

Obama traveled by my apartment occasionally, flying from O’Hare to downtown. There were 5 helicopters. Two were painted like Marine One (the president’s ride) and three were regular military green/gray/whatever.

But I don’t know if they land more than one at the White House.

The engine on the chopper can be run without engaging the rotors.

But have it revving that high??
What would be the point of that?

Chances are there is another chopper. I can’t see why there wouldn’t be a back-up and even a third helicopter on stand-by but maybe not in the immediate vicinity of the WH.

But seriously though, you DO pay attention! Lol

It’s just the sound of his meanness and incompetence percolating up out of his gut. Or indigestion from eating too much McDonald’s.

Oh that explains it^^ thanks.

He gives a hand signal to the chopper pilot when he doesn’t want to answer any given reporter & they rev up the engines so he can claim to not hear. I’m sure the protocol has changed since I worked there, but Marine One was the only one sitting at the WH.

I think you’re right in that it is to drown out the constant braying of the democrats.

@SQUEEKY2 Running the engine that high keeps the engine at peak operating temperature. For example, a Diesel engine that idles doesn’t run at 180 degrees even though it may have just come off the road at 180 degrees. Since it takes in a lot of air and very little fuel at idle, the engine cools down. This creates varnish on the cylinder walls and starts to gum up the rings, shortening the life of the engine. Subsequently, a Diesel should never be allowed to idle at less than 1000 RPM. The same may be true with helicopter engines such as the one used by the Marines to transport the president.