Right way to handle progressive 1080 footage in FCP

Just want to make sure how the workflow goes and how the things get done the right way from the beginning.
What I'm trying to uderstand here is how I should set up and what things to consider with 1080p25 material that I wish to keep progressive through the whole process. My hardware is:
Quad 2.5 G5 with 4.5 GB of RAM
Aja Kona 3 capture card
SONY HDW-S2000P HDCAM recorder
FCP 5.1.2
Mac OS 10.4.8
Footage was shot on HDCAM 1080p25. Should I capture that using Apple uncompressed 4:2:2 codec (1080i50). How is the progressive nature of footage retained as there seems to be no 1080p25 ability in FCP? When I edit back to tape should I use 1080i50 or 1080psf25 on my Sony HDW-2000?
If someone can clarify this step by step, I would be a happy camper...
QT 7.1.3
Final Touch HD 2.6.1 with Tangent panels

Use the stock presets all the way here... i.e. if it's 25fps, use the Kona's 50i... you won't lose the progressive scan at all, and 50i will not interlace the progressive scan footage.
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