"Matt" wrote in message
et...

That is my understanding as well. But the last instruction I received
from the approach controller before being handed to the tower was to
descend at my discretion. I decided to turn onto final without ever being
specifically told to do so by the approach controller or the tower
controller.

One way clear these questions up, when you reply to his instruction of
'descend at your descretion', say something like 'Piper 123P continuing
inbound for runway 27L on present heading, descending at pilot's
descretion'. If he has a problem with it, he will tell you different.

Mike