BrowseTheRamp.com
So those of you that have been reading this site know I have a strong predilection to gawking at used aircraft classifieds. Besides various writing ventures, this might be my #1 pastime when I’m not actually flying.
In the past there have been a couple of primary classified sites that I frequent and the rest I have ignored. Not anymore. Enter BrowseTheRamp.com
Browse The Ramp is the most visually inspiring and user-friendly aviation classified website I have come across. It may not offer the raw numbers of trade-a-plane or barnstormers.com, but give them a few more years because what they lack in size they more than make up for in presentation. Just the infographics section alone is worth the visit (see sample at the top).
Unlike its competitors it isn’t clunky to use. You can just browse everything or you can break it down by category or if you are really specific just go for the prominent search box.
Each ad is carefully constructed with all kinds of nice features that makes the journey not only enjoyable, but more addictive than a season of Breaking Bad.
They also have fun aircraft quotes done up in very stylized poster-type formats as well.
The best part of all of this is it’s free of charge. That’s right you can come and drool all you like and you only have to supply the computer and the bib.
So if you have a chance, take a look at BrowseTheRamp.com and let me know your thoughts. If looking for an airplane can be this fun, just image what it’ll be like to bring one of these beauties home.
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Thanks for the very kind words Brent! We’d love anyone’s inputs on the site as we continue to make improvements daily. What we want is the best user experience, because like you, I love looking at aviation classifieds as well haha
Kevin,
No problem. Your site speaks for itself. Looking forward to watching it grow.
Brent
D’oh! I made a bee-line for the Experimental section and it was empty! They’ll have some street cred when that fills up. 🙂
Small issue in the code, will be fixed today. But yes, we are working on getting more listings. I’d love some more homebuilts 🙂
This is a process that has taken years for Barnstormers. What do you suppose the “gestation” period for getting the database of planes into the site for us ramp gawkers?
Dan,
It took years for them because it was before social media and at a time where sharing was simply just emailing. We already have the largest social media presence but getting the amount of listings our competition has should take 1-3 months from now once we start ranking well on google and bing. We are in this for the long haul 🙂