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I have to say that living in DC and being in this category constantly, I have to disagree with your "If you're seated in category 1, chances are your ears are ringing and your knees are getting bruised. That's because you're wedged into a turboprop or a regional jet."
I'm 6'5" and know a thing or two about knees hurting and well, have had far worse flights than an Embraer 170. In fact, a coach seat on a 737-300 has 1-2" less pitch and lacks the extending headrest and leather of a US Airways all-coach Embraer. Reminds me of people making fun of Toyota in the early 80s and we all know how that turned out.
Hmmm. In 1957 with my family, as a five-year-old, I crossed the Sahara Lagos-Paris in a Lockheed Electra (I think it was).
It took all night. We refueled in Kano before setting out over the desert. On landing we received the traditional caravanseria's trumpet-fanfare greeting.
It was a bit grueling -- those planes were noisy! Only one sunrise during the flight, though.
