I often wished for a little drone, equipped with a camera, some other recording software, and wings to do the legwork for me.

I think tying a drone's video feed into your virtual reality goggles (or a helmet) is a solved problem. If your moving fingers have a joystick under them, then "sending it where you want" is also a solved problem.

I expect commercial kits to be available in 2016, soon after Oculus Rift hits the market.

The real issue is drone's endurance (battery power). By the way, I'm pretty sure military people are doing this already.