Medium Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 6300; Flight Crew Type 1300
Distraction; Workload
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Unauthorized Flight Operations (UAS)
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
As we were departing on the MMU7 Departure on the corner of my eye to the left I caught an object to what it looked like a small aircraft or possibly a drone. No TCAS nor any other resolution was activated and it was hard to judge the distance of the aircraft since it did not look like a normal aircraft but most likely a drone. We climb slightly above the departure top altitude very briefly and maintained slightly to the right of the aircraft; shortly after we went back to the altitude of departure and contacted Departure. We were busy to make a report as was ATC; controllers did not ask of any altitude concern or headings since we were there for a few seconds. ATC gave us vector headings and altitude assigned. No questions were asked but I wanted to make this report since this could be a problem if people continue to conduct drone activities close to an airport or other aircrafts.
Reporter had no additional information.
Turbojet air taxi pilots had a near miss with a UAS while on climb out which resulted in an altitude deviation in order to avoid the UAS.