Since his first flying lesson at age 12, C. E. “Noah” Flood has devoted decades to his love of aviation, flying a variety of aircraft including Cessnas, military fighters, and airliners. Noah shares insights from experiences as a Civil Air Patrol cadet, Fighter Weapons School graduate, and Chief Pilot and Line Check Airman at a major American airline to demonstrate the applicability of autonomy to the aerospace realm. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Noah’s diverse practical experience ranges from conducting test and evaluation of the high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) to negotiating a multi-billion-dollar labor contract. He is a member of both the District of Columbia Bar and Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). He served on the National Research Council, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board’s Committee on Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation. Noah has presented at AIAA’s SciTech and Aviation Forums and serves on the Institute’s Advanced Air Mobility Certification Task Force. As an amateur astronomer, Noah focuses his energy on the wonders of our Universe and its current exploration.