AVCHD importing issues - out of synch

Hello and thanks for reading.
I am new to FinalCut Pro and to working with the AVCHD format. I am having problems converting AVCHDs shot with my Panasonic AG-HMC150P into .mov files that work.
A little history: when I started my current project, I began shooting using a JVC HDV camera at 1920x720 24p project. My captured footage from that camera is in a Final Cut project matching those settings. Since then, I had to sell my JVC camera and began using the above referenced Panasonic.
With my Panasonic, I am still shooting 1280x720 24p, which looks great in the camera. However, to import it, I have tried:
1 - FinalCut's Log and Transfer using the Apple ProRes 422 setting. This brings in the video footage looking great, but the audio is terribly out of sync (we are talking video that is twice faster than the audio). Now, this happens only if I import both Audio and Video at the same time. If I import the audio separately, then both import fine. However, this is obviously inconvenient because I now have two files for each shot.
2 - iMovie import only gives me the option to import using the Apple Intermediate Codec at 1920 x 1280 setting. This does not cause as great an out of synch situation, although it still does, but then there's what I call "demonic instances" in which the video attempts to catch up over maybe a second's time causing the auction to move very fast, thus giving people a possessed look. I can almost get around this problem if the sped up issues don't occur during bits that I want to use, but when I bring the files into Final Cut Pro for editing, I get this message saying that the files are not optimized for FCP. To recapture the media or use file manager to create new, optimized copies. (I have no idea what this means or how to do that.)
Am I doing anything wrong. Is this AVCHD crap to early on the scene to be used where it's not such a hassle.
I appreciate any words of advice. Sorry for the long post, but I figured the whole picture of what's going on would be most helpful. Thanks in advance.
-LouieG

Thanks for the reply, David. By AVCHD crap I mean the AVCHD format. Just wondering if I jumped on that ship before it has proved it's here to stay and worth it. However, I see you say you just imported some footage just fine, so it must be something I am doing wrong.
I am not sure what you mean by "A proxy encode in required and most are using the log and transfer to pro res" Could you explain, please?
I am using a Mac Book Pro (2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM). FCP 6.0.4 (will update) - QT. 7.5.5

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