Hugh,
I'm interested if you were on a STAR into KFLL. In east ops you should have been at 8K upon entering the Tracon, while KMIA arrivals enter at 10K. Also, what type of approach were you on into KFLL? I'm guessing you were landing 9L. If so you should have been no more than 3K 10 mi out from the field  on a vis approach and 2500 on the ILS. If you were cleared for the vis approach, in normal wx, you should have been able to descend on your own from 10 mi out at 3K. Not sure why you had to descend so quickly 3 mi out. Also, 9R has been closed for several months, so you should have been assigned either 9L or 13, again if in East Ops which we have been in over the last week.  

Ken Bambach
ZMA DATM

Filed:
09/29/12 23:50    Type:
IFR    Aircraft
B738/I    Depart:
KMSY    Arrive:
KFLL    Altn.:
KMIA    Altitude:
290    Speed:
529    Amended By:
Route:    SIMMR CUTSL JINGL 1