Sampling Winter Storms

Would it be possible, from both a scientific, and then logistical standpoint, to use hurricane hunter aircraft to sample large winter in the Pacific? I constantly read in the forums that storms need to be fully sampled before the models can really get a grip on a track, intensity, etc. Can aircraft be used in a manner similiar to hurricane hunters to sample storms? Are the storms simply too large? Is it logistically impractical/impossible? Thank you.