Patent ID: 8192127

Claim:
A system for moving tubulars between a supply of tubulars and a drilling rig positioned over a centerline of a wellhead comprising: a drilling rig mast positioned over the centerline; a load cable extending between the mast and the supply; a gondola suspended from the load cable and movable therealong for shuttling the tubular between the supply and the mast, the gondola having, a frame with an axial direction aligned with the load cable, and two or more grippers supported on the frame and spaced apart along the axial direction for gripping the tubular; a pair of first landing couplers supported on the frame; and a pair of second landing couplers supported on the mast for releasably engaging the pair of first landing couplers for coupling the gondola to the mast for forming a rotatable landing connection, wherein the gondola is rotatable at the landing connection in a set plane towards centerline for positioning and aligning the gripped tubular thereover.