I've noticed the same thing in a few pics (this is from the SOCOM exercise Jackal Stone 2014)...the rope always ends up in a "slide for life" type position.
Is this by design? Have they changed Fast Rope techniques and this is the preferred way now? If not, is this a problem with the airplane? I've noticed that the HRST Master doesn't seem to delay the Ropers and sends them anyway so what gives.
