Top gun landing carrier challenge - non working arresting cables

It was supposed to be fixed in SU13 so not sure why you are having that issue. Have a look at the workaround proposed before the fix:

Reviewing SU13 Release Notes, I don’t see a note for that fix. Is that really has been fixed ?
Only point fixed: “Fixed Main Menu tile image for Top Gun Maverick DLC that was extending beyond the tile boundaries.”