In article , , Edward A.
Falk says...

In article ,
Edward A. Falk wrote:

Technically, all of it can be logged as cross-country.

Oh, wait. Turns out that it's an an FAQ:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aviation/faq/section-8.html#b

Apparently the norm is 50nm to be counted toward a license
or rating, with the notable exception being ATP which has
no lower limit.

Yep, you're on to it - the talk is about X country flight *training*

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Duncan.