Very fond of the 146.
As a first jet, it was just the ticket. Ours (Flybe) were fully manual, but they handled soooo well. A real delight to hand fly. Greasers were a daily occurence, almost no brainers, Mind you, you could bounce them quite spectacularly, as I proved a couple of times !!
Comments about 'only 2 engine gennys', and 'only two engine hyd pumps', come from those who perhaps have failed to appreciate the design philosophy of the 146.
It was designed to operate with a high level of redundancy, hence 4 smaller engines rather than 2 bigger ones. 3 engine ferry was possible and not uncommon.
The reason for only having either a genny or a Hyd pump are obvious when you think about the relatively low power of each engine and also the amount of room available within the nacelle. If you have a genny with its constant speed unit, there ain't physically any more room or power available for a hyd pump as well ! That's why there are 4 engines, not 2 ! It is also why the APU was started and used on T/O and landings; to make a third identical genny available for extra redundancy at critical stages of flight.
No, it won't last another 25 years, but long live the 146 !!