PARTS of the Unearthing the safety lessons at a Texas salvage yard B Y J I L L W. TA L L M A N PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS ROSE PUZZLE The gigantic hangar in Lancaster, Texas, could be a fixture at nearly any airport in the nation—except for two things. Tall racks of aircraft parts line its interior; and hanging from the wall is the rudder from Rick “Ricky” Nelson’s DC–3. VIEW THE VIDEO www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 67http://www.aopa.org/pilot