The LA City Ordinance does not draw a distinction about what is a "drone" or not. It bans ALL RC flying, including all of what we would call model airplanes from doing the following:
1) flying over 400 feet
2) flying at night
3) flying within 5 miles of an airport without express permission from the airport
4) flying BLOS and/or using FPV
There are a few other things included in the ordinance.
I urge everyone flying within the City limits of Los Angeles to take a look at the actual law.
http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/...2_12-02-15.pdf
BTW - this law violated the primacy of the FAA and is being challenged in court on those grounds, but for now, it is the law in LA.