I've just taken a couple accounting classes since I've been out of college, but I'm seriously considering pursuing the academics to sit for the CPA exam in the state of Indiana, as a fallback career/second income stream AND to increase my own marketability as a business aviation pilot.

Our CFO who is your average CPA/MBA literally asked me "are you nuts?" when I told her I was thinking about this!

I should probably work toward an MBA or MSSF degree in conjunction with any CPA bright ideas I might have, but undergrad accounting/business courses are MUCH cheaper than grad business classes...