The new PA-25 p3 aircraft from Lavia Argentina S.A. (Laviasa) is on display this week at the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla. The aircraft received an updated U.S. Type Certificate last summer, which makes it fully registered to fly in the United States. Official U.S. dealer Eagle Vistas LLC of Sebring, Fla., is exhibiting the aircraft at Sun ’n Fun.

Billed as an entry-level agricultural aircraft, the PA-25 p3 is available as a single-seater or two-place canopy version for ag pilot training and banner/glider towing. According to Eagle Vistas, the new PA-25 features several new improvements, including a bigger fuel tank, now 53 gallons, and hopper capacity that increased from 150 to 180 gallons. The new PA-25 p3 model also has a Lycoming Engine, Fuel Injected IO-540-D4A5, a three-bladed constant speed propeller, new spring aluminum landing gear and offers Electronics International electronic engine monitoring. AmSafe’s airbag system will soon be an option.

The new PA-25 is the successor to the Piper PA-25 (a.ka. Pawnee), built by Piper Aircraft from the 1960s to the ’90s. Argentinian manufacturer Laviasa purchased the U.S. Type Certificates for the PA-25 from Piper Aircraft in 1998. Watch the video below to learn more.