Lilflyboy
One has NOTHING to do with the other.
High performance means anything over 200hp, if the chief pilot was indeed not born yesterday he should know this, this ain't one of those ink blot tests with a "what do you see", it's a technical/legal term meaning anything over 200hp.
Funny you said "entitlement" maybe this is where all these cheif pilots laughing comes from, I don't believe I'm entitled to fly anyones plane, be it a 1.5m Thrush or a little C150 used to take photos. I approach each job the same and I treat every one of them as if the plane was my million dollar baby.