ORIGINAL: Geistware
The best reception is the TX pointing away from the plane and the RX antenna is point at the TX
Not true.
The end on view of the RX antenna is also the worst for reception. The best reception is when the antennas are parallel to each other pointed in the same direction (either horizontal or vertical).
Monopoles antennas have a reception pattern kind of like a donut, where the axis of the donut hole is aligned with the antenna. TX and RX properties of an antenna are the same, so you have the same pattern whether it is a receiver or a transmitter.