A distributed environmental control system for an aircraft having a gas turbine engine with a bleed air port , comprising: an environmental control system pack ; a valve assembly having: a first sensor operable to provide a first signal, a first valve having a position associated with the bleed air port to control air flow to the environmental control system; a first local feedback controller operable to receive a first target control reference, the first local feedback controller operable to actuate the first valve based on the first target control reference and the first signal, wherein the first signal is indicative of at least one of a first pressure, a first flow rate, and a first temperature of bleed air within a first conduit between the bleed air port and the first valve ; a second sensor operable to provide a second signal; a second valve having a second position; and a second feedback controller operable to receive a second target control reference, the second local feedback controller operable to actuate the second valve based on the second target control reference and the second signal, wherein the second signal is indicative of at least one of a second pressure, a second flow rate, and a second temperature of bleed air within a second conduit between the second valve and the environmental control system pack . an environmental control system pack ; a valve assembly having: a first sensor operable to provide a first signal, a first valve having a position associated with the bleed air port to control air flow to the environmental control system; a first local feedback controller operable to receive a first target control reference, the first local feedback controller operable to actuate the first valve based on the first target control reference and the first signal, wherein the first signal is indicative of at least one of a first pressure, a first flow rate, and a first temperature of bleed air within a first conduit between the bleed air port and the first valve ; a second sensor operable to provide a second signal; a second valve having a second position; and a second feedback controller operable to receive a second target control reference, the second local feedback controller operable to actuate the second valve based on the second target control reference and the second signal, wherein the second signal is indicative of at least one of a second pressure, a second flow rate, and a second temperature of bleed air within a second conduit between the second valve and the environmental control system pack . a first sensor operable to provide a first signal, a first valve having a position associated with the bleed air port to control air flow to the environmental control system; a first local feedback controller operable to receive a first target control reference, the first local feedback controller operable to actuate the first valve based on the first target control reference and the first signal, wherein the first signal is indicative of at least one of a first pressure, a first flow rate, and a first temperature of bleed air within a first conduit between the bleed air port and the first valve ; a second sensor operable to provide a second signal; a second valve having a second position; and a second feedback controller operable to receive a second target control reference, the second local feedback controller operable to actuate the second valve based on the second target control reference and the second signal, wherein the second signal is indicative of at least one of a second pressure, a second flow rate, and a second temperature of bleed air within a second conduit between the second valve and the environmental control system pack . <EOS>